LIFE'S A DRAG SPRING PLEASE Award-winning drag queen Eric Jaff e refl ects on the art. FEBRUARY 21, 2019 / ADAR 16, 5779 PAGE 20 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM — WHAT IT MEANS TO BE JEWISH IN PHILADELPHIA — $1.00 OF NOTE NATIONAL ADL Study Shows Online Hate on the Rise Four in 10 say they've been harrassed online. Page 4 LOCAL Bookstore a Throwback to a Diff erent Era Jules Goldman's store a treasure trove of stuff . Page 5 LOCAL Fire Ravages The Chevra's Building Faulty transformer led to blaze. Page 7 Volume 239 000 Number 45 0 Published Weekly Since 1887 Crime in Review: Murder, Assault and More SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF THIS PAST YEAR will go down as evi- dence that the Jewish community is not immune to crime. Th e Jewish Exponent has been follow- ing a handful of cases of particular inter- est to readers in the Jewish community. 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INGRAM | JE FEATURE PERHAPS THE MOST strik- ing and disturbing statistic the Anti-Defamation League gleaned from its recent national survey of about 1,000 internet users is that close to 40 percent of Americans have experienced “severe online harassment.” Severe ha rassment includes sexual harassment, stalking, physical threats and sustained harassment. The survey conducted Dec. 17-27 showed a spike from a sim- ilar survey conducted by the Pew Research Center only a year prior. While that study found 41 percent of respondents had experienced any kind of harass- ment, compared to 53 percent in the 2018 ADL survey, only 18 percent characterized the online harassment as severe, while the 2018 ADL survey found 37 per- cent had experienced severe online harassment. NAME: ARTIS SENIOR LIVING; WIDTH: 3.625 IN; DEPTH: 7.38 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00083086 4 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 The “scale and complexity of online hate has reached unprec- edented levels,” the ADL report said, citing coordinated online harassment of high-profile tar- gets including Jewish journal- ists and black public figures. While 11 percent of respon- dents said they were targeted because of religion, more Muslims at 35 percent than Jews at 16 percent said they were harassed because of their religion. Most commonly reported was online harassment based on sexual orientation, with 63 percent of LGBTQ people hav- ing experienced harassment. In addition to Muslims and Jews, the survey found 30 per- cent of Hispanics, 27 percent of African Americans, 24 per- cent of women and 20 percent of Asians experienced online harassment. At the bottom of the scale were men at 14 per- cent, Christians at 11 percent and whites at 9 percent. In her 2014 book Hate Crimes in Cyberspace, Danielle Keats Citron, law professor at the University of Maryland Carey School of Law and affil- iate scholar with the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, wrote about the impacts of cyber harassment and cyber stalking. “Although definitions of these terms vary, cyber harassment is often understood to involve the intentional infliction of substan- tial emotional distress accom- plished by online speech that is persistent enough to amount to a ‘course of conduct’ rather than an isolated incident,” Citron wrote. “Cyber stalking usually has a more narrow meaning: an online ‘course of conduct’ that either causes a person to fear for his or her safety or would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety.” Citron cited Elizabeth Cargill, a psychologist who works with cyber stalking victims, about how online harassment feels: “like the perpetrator is everywhere: Facebook, email, message boards JEWISH EXPONENT and outside the office.” “As a result, emotional harm and distress routinely accompany the financial costs. Post-traumatic stress disorder, anorexia nervosa and depression are common,” Citron wrote. “Cyber harass- ment victims struggle especially with anxiety, and some suffer panic attacks. Researchers have found that cyber harassment vic- tims’ anxiety grows more severe over time.” Citron noted that the inci- dents of people experiencing cyber stalking rises, perhaps not surprisingly, in correlation with the amount of time people are online, especially young people who spend a lot of time online. The ADL survey found that 65 percent of 18-29 year olds had experienced online hate or harassment, with 49 percent reporting severe harassment. The numbers dropped, but were significant for older age groups, with 60 percent of people aged 30-49 experiencing harass- ment and 42 percent reporting severe harassment. Of those above 50, 39 percent reported harassment with 25 percent reporting severe harassment. By far, of the leading online or social media platforms on which people said some of their online harassment occurred, Facebook was the leader, with 56 percent of respondents report- ing harassment on Facebook. Lesser percentages of harass- ment were reported on Twitter (19 percent), with YouTube and Instagram at 17 percent and 16 percent, respectively. At the bottom of the list were Snapchat (10 percent), Twitch (8 percent) and Discord (7 percent). Meanwhile, some numbers were reversed for frequent, daily users of these platforms, with daily users of Twitch, Reddit and Facebook at 47 per- cent, 38 percent and 37 percent of respondents, respectively, reporting harassment. That impact of harassment is reflected in the actions people took following online harassment, with 38 percent of respondents stopping or changing their online activ- ity. Eighteen percent contacted the platform where they were harassed, while 15 percent “took steps to reduce risk to physical safety,” and 6 percent contacted police. With 59 percent of respon- dents believing online hate and harassment makes hate crime more common, increases the use of derogatory language (50 per- cent), makes young Americans lose faith in their country (39 percent) and makes people feel less safe (22 percent), the ques- tion arises as to solutions. The ADL survey found that most people, regardless of party affiliation, support more action in response to cyber- hate, including strengthening laws against perpetrators and online platforms and giving police more training. “Americans also want to see private technology companies take action to counter or miti- gate online hate and harassment. They want platforms to make it easier for users to filter and report hateful and harassing content. In addition, Americans want companies to label com- ments and posts that appear to come from automated ‘bots’ rather than people,” the report said. “Finally, a large percentage of respondents were in favor of platforms removing problematic users as well as having outside experts independently assess the amount of hate on a platform.” The report found support is strong for these types of action to be taken to mitigate online harassment, “across the political ideological spectrum. Although liberals especially support platform recommen- dations, with a majority of con- servatives also supporting all recommendations.” l Susan C. Ingram is a reporter with the Baltimore Jewish Times, an affiliated publication of the Jewish Exponent. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Old City Bookstore a Throwback to a Different Era L O CAL JESSE BERNSTEIN | JE STAFF IT WOULD BE grossly under- selling it to say that when Jules Goldman bought his store at Second and Market streets in 2009, it bore the imprint of its previous owners, a mattress company called Foam Land. There was extensive fire dam- age, faulty plumbing and elec- tric, and hulking machines that weighed in the tons. Walk in today, and you’re liable to get a nod from Goldman before stepping into an equally overwhelming dis- play. The 4,000-square-foot Jules Goldman Books and Art store is home to hundreds of paintings, hung on the wall by local artists or stacked hap- hazardly on the floor for those willing to look a little harder. Thousands of books line the shelves and spill out of boxes; some are general reading, but just as many are rare and out of print. If you’re looking for, say, Furniture of the Pilgrim Century (1910), it can be had here. Goldman doesn’t discrim- inate when it comes to music, either. You can pick up a vintage Vivaldi pressing as surely as you can snag a vinyl copy of Cam’ron’s “That’s Me,” the second track on his 2000 album, S.D.E. If none of that does it for you, there’s also a bar’s worth of beer steins, stacks of maps and drawings, vintage posters and advertisements, and a few imposing grandfather clocks. Not even to mention knickknacks and tchotchkes as far as the eye can see. “It’s one of very few of its kind still around,” Goldman said of his store. One might say that of Goldman, too. Goldman, 71, is the son of Holocaust survivors who met in Germany after the war. His mother had holed up in Siberia, and his father somehow survived the war despite living in Poland. Goldman never knew exactly how JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Jules Goldman has been an Old City mainstay since 2009. Jesse Bernstein he managed it, nor did his father talk much about it, but it didn’t take much imagination. “You’re Jewish in Poland during the war, it’s a little rough,” he said with a laugh. His parents made their way to Philadelphia in 1952, and Goldman has lived here his entire life, if you don’t count a few sojourns to the suburbs (too boring there, he said). He went to Olney High School, and studied at Peirce Junior College and the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He painted back then and, though he enjoyed it (he focused mostly on landscapes, once even getting his work featured on the cover of a 1964 Philadelphia Bulletin magazine), he didn’t feel it was an efficient use of time. “I would win awards but never get any money,” he said. “That’s why I gave it up. Everybody else would get the money, and I’d get, yeah, a little plaque, a certificate, gee, thanks, what happened to the money?” Today, he makes a commis- sion selling paintings hung on his walls by local artists. He spent a few years in the military, stationed in Germany and Vietnam during the war. After all the time he spent read- ing in libraries during high school and college, his military time was filled with anything but that pursuit. Besides the lack of English books, he said, he was just too busy. And when he did have free time, it was usu- ally dedicated to drinking. He shook his head as he described the long-lost days of beer at 25 cents a bottle and cartons of cigarettes going for $1.10. Goldman spent a few years as an accountant before he decided to get into bookselling. Back then, it was easy for him to show up to Freeman’s Auction and pick from among hundreds of boxes of books on a Saturday to be towed back to wherever his store happened to be that year. “Philadelphia had an endless amount of books,” he recalled. He’d sometimes buy 40 or 50 boxes in a day. For the rarer stuff, he’d have to go to auctions, which he continues to do. He’s been running into the same buy- ers in the area for decades. To them, one of his claims to fame is that he jumps to buy Judaica. The store was once on Kater Street, another time at Fifth and South streets. The prob- lem, it seemed, was that every time he’d find a new location, the building would get sold a few months later, and he’d be off to find replacement digs. He moved back into the city when he opened up the current location. His second wife had just passed away — cancer — and he was tired of puttering around a big, quiet house. He’s tried to sell online, but it is, in his words, “too much of a pain in the ass.” Younger people don’t buy like they used to, and older customers are “saturated” in material, he said. Throw in the fact that online booksellers have cut into his business in ways he didn’t foresee, and it’s not hard to see why his opera- tion is largely an analog one. And if anyone’s interested in a first European edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, he’s been trying to unload it for years. l jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 NAME: ATTLEBORO RETIREMENT COMMUNITY; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 5.5 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00083349 CALL TODAY NEW INCEN TIVE! JEWISH EXPONENT FEBRUARY 21, 2019 5 H eadlines Kutas Named Holocaust Foundation Director L O CAL SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF WITH THE HORWITZ- Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza complete, the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation is going through a few changes: It will transition its fundraising focus from a capi- tal to an endowment campaign, and Eszter Kutas — a leader of the plaza project — will transi- tion from a consultant to full- time staff member. Kutas accepted an offer to become the foundation’s exec- utive director, starting April 1. She comes to the role from her position as assistant vice president at Fairmount Ventures, a consultant firm that provides services to nonprofits and public sector organizations. There, she began supporting the foundation more than two years ago as a consultant. She has been the foundation’s acting director for the past year. The crux of her work has been developing the plaza, located at 16th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The plaza’s various elements bring atten- tion to different facets of the Holocaust. This includes a sec- tion of the train tracks that led to Treblinka, which underscore the deportations, and six pillars that contrast events leading up to the Holocaust with demo- cratic values. “Understanding of the Holocaust is rapidly decreas- ing, and most people lack basic knowledge about the Holocaust,” Kutas said, noting a recent study commissioned by the Claims Conference, which found that 41 percent of millen- nials believe 2 million or fewer Jews died in the Holocaust, among other findings. “Our hope [is] that, with the plaza’s numerous key features, we can bring material reminders of the past to create a space for remembrance and education.” The primary focus of her position is fundraising. She has helped raise $9 million so far for the capital campaign and is seeking to raise another $4 million for the endowment campaign, which will support maintenance of the plaza and educational programming. Kutas will also develop the programming. This already includes an iWalk app, devel- oped through a partnership with the USC Shoah Foundation, where users can learn about the plaza and listen to testimo- nies from Holocaust survivors. Kutas said future programming will include hosting Holocaust expert speakers and providing teacher outreach training. “The history of the Holocaust didn’t start with concentration camps,” Kutas said. “That’s where it ended.” The foundation does not mark the first time she’s done work related to the Holocaust. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2003, she worked for the Claims Conference in New York City to determine how to distribute a $1.25 billion settlement from Swiss banks to compensate about 600,000 Holocaust victims and their descendants for lost assets. “I arrived in the Claims Conference early on, when this bank settlement case was just settled,” Kutas said. “The big question was how do we dis- tribute this huge fund and find the rightful owners of these bank accounts. It was about figuring out processes and building it all up.” After four years at the NAME: DUNWOODY VILLAGE; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 3.62 IN; COLOR: There’s no need to adjust BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00083320 to life at Dunwoody Village— Dunwoody Village adjusts to you. Our continuing care community is all about innovation, options and fl exibility. Call us today and fi nd out why you belong here already. 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She also launched Fair & Square, a nonprofit gro- cery store, to address the issue of food deserts. “Similarly at Philabundance and the Holocaust Remembrance Foundation, I arrived at points when an idea was just forming, and the intellectual challenges for me was how to figure out an actionable plan that can bring these ideas to reality and how can I get both support for it inter- nally and support from the outside communities,” Kutas said. “These are the challenges I like to focus my career on.” Foundation Chairman David Adelman said Kutas has been key to the success of the capital campaign and the devel- opment of the plaza’s education programming. When the foun- dation decided to hire an exec- utive director, he asked Kutas if she would be interested before expanding the search. She’s been a partner with the foundation since the begin- ning, Adelman noted, and it’s rare to get the chance to work with a prospective employee. “She’s been passionate about the project, and it’s a great fit all around,” he said. Holocaust remembrance is a personal issue for Kutas, who grew up in Budapest with four grandparents who survived the Holocaust in concentration camps, ghettos and as partisans. Her grandparents spoke about their experiences in the Holocaust, Kutas said, but as she was young when they died, she mostly learned their stories from her parents. “The world has changed,” Kutas said. “There is much, much more need to talk about these things, as we are farther removed from it happening. It’s extremely important that every- one refreshes their memories and is open to learning more about what has happened. I also feel that Holocaust survivors are very cognizant of this. They see a world that’s turning more hateful, and they feel there is a calling for them, more and more, to share their stories.” l szighelboim@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Transformer Explosion Leads to Chevra Fire L O CAL SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF THE CHEVRA, ONE OF Philadelphia’s primary organi- zation that puts on program- ming for young professionals, is assessing the damage from recent fires that occured at its Center City building on Feb. 12 and 13. No one was injured. ues for other upcoming events, including for its Purim party in March, which usually attracts hundreds of attendees. Vice President Leon Vinokur said they do not yet know when The Chevra will reopen. “It’s an evolving, developing process, but we’re moving as quickly as we possibly can and hope to reopen as soon as we possibly can,” Vinokur said. which sustained smoke and soot damage as well. “We look at everything through the lens of the expres- sion gam zu l’tova, i.e. ‘every- thing is for the good’,” Vinokur said. “While we realize this challenge poses a temporary setback, it also gives rise to an opportunity for even greater things to come for The Chevra and Jewish Philly.” CBS Philly reported that the transformer explosion sent several manhole covers and a several-hundred-pound metal transformer access cover fly- ing. The windows of several nearby stores broke, although Mama’s Vegetarian, a kosher restaurant at the intersection of the explosion, was unaffected. Mama’s Vegetarian owner Haviv David was in the kitchen when the explosion happened, he said. He heard the explosion and felt the building shake. His first thought was that it might be a terrorist attack. There weren’t many peo- ple walking around outside yet because of the time of day and bad weather, or else David believes there would have been deaths. “Thank God nobody got hurt,” David said. l szighelboim@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 Last chance to register for Super Sunday, the Jewish Federation’s largest day of community fundraising! February 24, 2019 All locations: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (The 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. JFCS shift is full) Additional JFCS shift: 12:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m. No one was injured in the fires at The Chevra on Feb. 12 and 13. Photo provided The fire was the result of a PECO underground trans- former explosion near the cor- ner of 20th and Ranstead streets in Center City just before 8 a.m. on Feb. 12, according to The Chevra. No one was injured by the explosion, but nearby busi- nesses sustained damage, CBS Philly reported. The Chevra building at 2002 Ludlow St. is not usable, and the organization has set up temporary offices at 1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd., which it also plans to use for small events. The Chevra has cancelled its next event, “Urban Campfire,” which was scheduled for Feb. 23, and is working with other organizations to secure ven- JEWISHEXPONENT.COM On the morning of Feb. 12, the transformer explosion led to flooding and an electrical fire in The Chevra’s basement. The fire had started to spread to the first floor, The Chevra’s main programming space in the four- story building, when firefight- ers were able to put it out. There was a flare-up of the fire in the early morning of Feb. 13. By the time firefighters were able to stop it, the building had sustained more damage. The basement and the first floor had significant fire, smoke and soot damage, while the second and third floor had smoke and soot damage. 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Fort Washington, PA 19034 FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER jewishphilly.org/supersunday 215.832.0880 Shir Ami Newtown, PA 18940 *Childcare will be available at these locations jewishphilly.org JEWISH EXPONENT FEBRUARY 21, 2019 7 H eadlines IIA, Jefferson Team Up for Biotech Contest L O CAL JESSE BERNSTEIN | JE STAFF THOMAS JEFFERSON University is partnering with the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) on a competition for Israeli biotech and life science companies that will provide $1 million in total prizes to be devoted toward research and development for four winning applicants, according to a joint announcement on Feb. 12. The competition will seek out Israeli companies focused on new, innovative technolo- gies in areas like virtual reality, artificial intelligence, wearable tech and more. “This is something that we’ve been bringing together for six, eight years,” Zvi Grunwald said. Grunwald, an Israeli citizen born to Holocaust survivors, has been at Jefferson for more than 20 years, serving as a pro- fessor of anesthesiology and as chair of that department within the Sidney Kimmel Medical College; as of last July, he is now the James D. Wentzler professor and emer- itus chair, along with his post as the executive director of the Jefferson Israel Center. This new project, he said, is not only emblematic of the relationship that Jefferson con- tinues to foster with medical students and professionals in Israel, but “is itself part of a much larger vision of the global Jefferson that we are cre- ating now.” The Jefferson Israel Center was launched in June, the third such international center founded by the Philadelphia medical center. According to a press release then, the goal was to “expand collaborative research ties with more Israeli academic centers, encompassing all of its medical schools, as well as the forefront Israeli biomedi- cal innovation incubators.” At the time, the announce- ment also pledged to “scale-up joint ventures with Israeli companies, by leveraging Jefferson’s unique co-develop- ment business model and the substantial scale of its rapidly growing clinical care footprint and clinical trials consortium.” Besides the general desire for greater global reach and collaboration, Grunwald said, it is Israel in particular that provides enticing opportuni- ties to Jefferson. “Israel today is what Silicon Valley was in the late 1990s. It’s NAME: TERRAVIDA HOLISTIC CENTERS; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 5.5 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00083168 TerraVida Holistic Centers is a Medical Marijuana Dispensary with three locations in PA: 1626 Old York Road, Abington | 64 N. 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DePalma Dean of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, at the announcement of the Jefferson Israel Center last June. “In an increasingly global academic ecosystem, the opportunities are unbounded for leveraging international institutional partnerships to innovate science and profes- sional training, and in so doing, to give life to our vision for ‘redefining humanly possible.’” This partnership between Jefferson and Israeli medical professionals has been build- ing for some time, according to Grunwald. In the past, he said, “this relationship materialized in many areas — computational biology, cancer research and other areas. Jefferson scientists worked together with Israelis in order to develop new areas of research, apply for grants, receive their grants in dollars, and eventually ended up pub- lishing the fruits of the com- bined research in elite journals in the life sciences area.” He stressed that he sees this work as real-life practice of the ideas discussed in books like the famous Start-Up Nation. The IIA, under the purview of the Ministry of Economy, is tasked with fostering scientific research and development in Israel. “We are delighted to collabo- rate with a leading academic and medical center such as Jefferson,” said Ami Appelbaum, chairman of the IIA. “The combination of Israeli innovation and Jefferson’s clinical experience, expertise and facilities will enable the creation of cutting-edge solutions that will prove instrumental in laying the groundwork for the future of health care and providing supe- rior personalized medical care.” Applicants have until March 28 to submit their expression of interest. Winners will be announced in December. l jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Educator Brings Past to Present with Tours L O CAL SELAH MAYA ZIGHELBOIM | JE STAFF MICHAEL SCHATZ’S LOVE for Jewish education has taken him to working at Gratz College, serving as president of the Jewish Educators Assembly and running Philadelphia Jewish History Tours. Schatz, an Elkins Park res- ident whose family has lived in the Philadelphia area for generations, has taken groups on walking and bus tours of Philadelphia’s Jewish history for about three years. The tours are an offshoot of his work as a Jewish educator. “As an educator, to look at history and living history and teaching people — not in a classroom — in a different kind of a format was an exciting sideline to what I am typically doing,” Schatz said. Schatz works at a few dif- ferent synagogues, as well as for a private company called Hebrew Helpers. This past year, he was awarded an hon- orary degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary. He mostly does group tours — with students, senior adults, sisterhoods and others — but has also done a tour open to individuals and a family tour. He is interested in expanding, for example by taking National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) visitors to places they have learned about at the museum. Schatz leads the groups on different paths through the old Jewish Quarter of Society Hill and Queen Village, or Wynnefield and West Philadelphia, or the Northeast and Elkins Park and more. Teenagers, Schatz said, like the walking tour of Society Hill and Queen Village, while older adults love to go back to the neighborhoods where they or their parents grew up. The tours can take partici- JEWISHEXPONENT.COM pants as far back as the 1740s — when Jewish immigrants began establishing a community in Philadelphia — with visits to the Mikveh Israel Cemetery, the oldest Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia. He shows partici- pants the places where the com- munity’s synagogues, schools, kosher eateries and recreation centers used to be. Schatz often learns more about Philadelphia’s Jewish history from his own tour participants. Once, when Schatz took a tour group to Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, a man in the group happened to have been instrumental in the merger of the two synagogues and told Schatz that story in great detail. Another time, while tour- ing a church that used to be a synagogue with a group of seniors from Golden Slipper Gems on the Main Line, one man said that he had been Bar Mitzvahed there. Moriah SimonHazani, the director of Golden Slipper Gems on the Main Line, said she took two groups of older adults on the tours with Schatz. He previously taught a course at Golden Slipper, which SimonHazani said res- onated with the older adults who attended. She said Golden Slipper Gems was interested in organizing more tours with Schatz in the future. “He’s very important to both preserving the history of Jewish Philadelphia but also projecting to the next genera- tion,” SimonHazani said. The history of Jewish Philadelphia begins with immi- gration from London and Amsterdam when the city was still young. As different migratory waves of Jews came from dif- ferent countries throughout the centuries, they spread out. When German Jews began arriving in the 19th century, they clustered to the north near Franklin Square, then later into Michael Schatz in front on Society Hill Synagogue Northern Liberties. As Russian Jews settled around South Street, Marshall Street and Port Richmond, the German Jews spread north toward Elkins Park, Schatz said. It wasn’t until the ’60s and ’70 that Jews began moving into the suburbs in substantial numbers, Schatz said. Nowadays, as people prior- itize living closer to work over living near other Jewish peo- ple, the population has spread across Greater Philadelphia. “Today is really different,” Schatz said. “The community is so spread out and so suburban, and there’s a lot of people moving back into the city, young people and empty nesters moving back into Center City, so there still is a vibrant Jewish community, but you can’t say that there’s a Jewish neighborhood.” Schatz has always been interested in history. As a child, stories from his grandparents about the neighborhoods they grew up in fascinated him, and his Jewish education at Beth Sholom Congregation cemented that interest. JEWISH EXPONENT Tour group visits Vilna Congregation. Photos provided His training ground for being a Jewish educator was Camp Ramah, where he spent every summer from the age of 17 to 25 as a counselor. He also participated in Gratz College’s program for high schoolers. After high school, he attended Vassar College, where he studied pre-med for a bit before changing his major to Jewish studies. Vassar didn’t have a Jewish studies program at the time, so he designed his own curriculum, taking classes in religion and history. “My father’s a doctor,” Schatz said. “It’s not that they pushed me into [pre-med], but I guess that’s what a lot of kids see — what their parents do — and they figure that’s what they’re going to do, until they realize they can be their own person.” After college, he worked for United Synagogue Youth as a regional director, then got a master’s in education from Arcadia University and started working at Gratz. “I love being Jewish,” Schatz said. “I loved the study and the rit- ual and synagogue and the culture of the Jewish people and Israel, and imparting that to young peo- ple and also to interested learning adults and my own children and, beyond that, my students. 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Polidoro, 70, of Philadelphia, retired in 2013 as Jewish Federation’s senior database analyst. “Joe was beloved by all at the [Jewish] Federation, and he was seen as the go-to guy who could always help,” said Michelle Wetzel, who was the information technology director there from 2004-08. “He was never subpar and always gave 200 percent.” Kosher Hotel Proposed in Florida Kosher patrons of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., will have a nearby lodg- ing option if a proposed kosher hotel comes to pass, according to JNS.org. The Kosher House — to be built across the street from the casino — would feature synagogue space and a kosher restaurant, as well as automatic ele- vators operating on the Sabbath, developer Sharon Sharaby said in an interview with the South Florida Business Journal. The six-story, 100-room hotel would have 87,124 square feet of space, 104 parking spots and a pool on the roof. Sharaby said room rates would be in the $125 to $150 range. The City of Hollywood Technical Advisory Committee will hear Sharaby’s proposal in the weeks ahead. Sharaby’s firm, the Shoppes of Hard Rock LLC, holds a 99-year lease on the two-acre site, which is also home to a McDonald’s. Anti-Semitism Soars in France French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Feb. 11 that the number of anti-Semitic acts com- mitted in the nation increased by 74 percent in 2018, JTA reported. There were 541 anti-Semitic acts in 2018, com- pared to 311 a year earlier. Castaner said that “anti-Semitism is spreading like poison” and called it “an attack against hope.” He pledged that the government would fight it. The same day Castaner spoke, a tree planted near Paris in memory of Ilan Halimi — a man kidnapped and tortured in 2006 by a gang that thought his Jewish family would pay ransom — was chopped down. In addition, swastikas and anti-Semitic epi- thets were recently painted around the city. JFNA Supports Security Grant Approval The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) said it was appreciative of Congress for approving $60 million for FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program on Feb. 14. President Trump is expected to approve the measure. “Since Sept. 11, nonprofits generally, and Jewish communal institutions specifically, have been the victim of an alarming number of threats and attacks,” said William Daroff, vice president for public pol- icy and director of the Washington, D.C., office of Jewish Federations. 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The sixth annual report said harassment or abuse incidents against LGBTQ community members occur roughly every 10 hours in Israel. Hateful social media toward the LGBTQ com- munity appears online every four minutes. Association for LGBTQ Equality Chair Chen Arieli told Israeli President Reuben Rivlin that the biggest problem was “the need to raise consciousness about the need to report. The number of reported incidents has gone up, but it is still a drop in the ocean compared to the real number of events. Only by raising consciousness and by deal- ing with incidents professionally can we improve our society.” Chinese Investments in Israel Worry Security Officials American and Israeli officials are concerned about Chinese investments in Israeli technology firms, JNS.org reported. Those concerns stem from Chinese activity into companies that provide artificial intelligence and drones — products with both military and commercial uses. JNS.org said officials also worry about China discovering U.S. secrets through Israeli firms and possibly sending Israeli technology specifics to Iran. In response, Israel is forming an interagency organization to oversee delicate commercial agreements involving foreign businesses. Officials said it would be comparable to the U.S.’s Committee on Foreign Investment. China has responded to the criticisms, with Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying contending in January that the United States “has been abusing ‘national security’ to smear and strike down normal business activities of Chinese enterprises.” Adversaries to Join Russian-led Free Trade Agreement Israel and Iran are both expected to join the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) — although the adversaries won’t be able to trade with each, JNS.org reported. Each country will sign its own free trade accord with the bloc. A spokesperson for the Economy Ministry told The Times of Israel on Feb. 11 that Israel began negotiating with the EAU in April. “The agreement will cover various aspects of trade in goods, such as rules of origin, customs cooperation, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, e-commerce, dis- pute settlement and others,” the spokesperson said. Venezuela Interim President Juan Guiado Wants Israeli Ties Renewed, Seeks Aid Interim Venezuela president Juan Guiado said the process of sta- bilizing relations with Israel is ongoing, according to JTA. “It is very important for us. We will renew ties, later we will announce the appointment of an ambassador to Israel, and we really hope an ambassador from Israel will come to us.” Guiado told Israel Hayom that he was hopeful Israel will send humanitarian aid to Venezuela. 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How do we ensure we raise them to be accepting, understanding adults? We have seen a number of past negative behaviors finally being addressed. The use of blackface is one that has been in the news lately. Back in the early 1900s, black- face was a popular way white people disparagingly depicted black Americans in theater and in movies. Recently, a number of white entertainers and pol- iticians have been called out for using blackface in the past. Rather than offer sincere apolo- gies, many have offered nothing but excuses and justifications or have remained completely silent on the matter. What message does this send to young minds? Another haven of bad behavior that is being exam- ined is college Greek life. Increasingly, fraternities and sororities are being scrutinized due to tragic deaths that have occurred because of hazing and other reckless behaviors. How many grandparents and parents engaged in similar behav- iors that they now hide from their children and grandchildren? Luckily for many of us, social media didn’t exist, so many of our secrets may remain hidden while we lecture our children to behave better and petition col- leges to either end Greek life or propose sanctions on unaccept- able and harmful behaviors. We have to raise confident children who know when to say no and how to stand up for themselves when being goaded to participate in behavior that is detrimental to themselves or others. How do we explain to our children the abusive behaviors of men toward women that have led to the rise of the #MeToo move- ment? How do we explain the societal expectations that forced many of our grandmothers who strived to be in other professions KatarzynaBialasiewicz / iStock / Getty Images Plus How Do We Explain Societal Changes to Offspring? but were usually only permitted to be teachers, nurses and stay- at-home mothers? How many members of the LGBTQ com- munity were forced to hide in the shadows from their employ- ers, friends and family members out of fear of discrimination? The simple answer is that discrimination based on some- one’s skin color, gender or sex- ual identity is wrong. Blackface is no longer 2019 acceptable because it is a harm- ful and an inaccurate represen- tation. That danger from Greek life has become recognized by multiple voices in society and dramatic change is warranted. The #MeToo movement has gained power because of the brave men and women who were willing to come forward and take a chance to challenge powerful leaders in business and enter- tainment. We live in an exciting and also difficult time, where we can only explain situations and changes to the best of our ability. Maybe the best lesson we can teach our children is that while change for the better often hap- pens in small, sometimes pain- ful, steps, it always depends on the strength and integrity of brave men and women. l Marcy Shoemaker, Psy.D., is a psychologist at Abramson Center. Simchas A Special Supplement to the Jewish Exponent JEWISH CELEBRATIONS IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA PRESENTING A FRESH APPROACH to Jewish celebrations in a sleek, glossy magazine format! — BONUS — SIMCHAS IS ALSO PUBLISHED ONLINE WITH COMPLETE ADVERTISER LINKS. SIMCHAS PUBLISHES MARCH 21 (Ad deadline Mar. 1) • OCTOBER 24 (Ad deadline Oct. 4) TO ADVERTISE, contact your sales representative or call 215-832-0753. 12 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM COMMUNITY PORTRAIT A population study of Greater Philadelphia CO MMU NI T Y P O RT RA I T 2019 Jewish life in the Greater Philadelphia region is changing. Have your voice and opinions heard! Over the next few months, Community Portrait will conduct 15 focus group discussions with residents across the region to better understand these changes and the needs of the community. Focus groups will last about 90 minutes and a meal, child care and $25 will be provided to participants. Please call 215.832.0863 or visit communityportrait.org/focusgroups to sign up for a focus group in your community. By signing up for a focus group, you will ensure that your opinions are heard and your community receives needed services. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT FEBRUARY 21, 2019 13 H eadlines Crime Continued from Page 1 Goldstein faces sexual assault charges stemming from two separate incidents with two different women. Goldstein’s defense attor- ney, Perry de Marco Sr., plans to argue against the motion filed by the Philadelphia dis- trict attorney’s office to consol- idate the two cases. Ben Waxman, director of communications for the DA’s office, declined to say why the office filed the motion, but de Marco Sr. offered his own explanation. “If you got two weak cases, you put them together to try to make one strong case,” de Marco Sr. said. “That’s why you do it, because these are not strong cases.” De Marco Sr. also said that Goldstein “has been system- atically prejudiced in this case from the very beginning,” noting that he was arrested at the airport on his way to a Birthright trip and that the DA’s office had initially asked for his bail to be set at $10 mil- lion, which de Marco said is significantly higher than what the guidelines suggest. “He’s been prejudiced at every turn, and why is that?” De Marco Sr. said. “I don’t know why. Is it because his name is Goldstein? Is that why? Because I haven’t seen this done with anybody else from any other heritage, to be honest with you. Is he being made an example of for some reason, or is he being used for political gain?” At Temple University, Greek life members have been grap- pling with campus sexual assault since the investigation and subsequent suspension of the university’s AEPi chapter, WHYY reported on Feb. 16. Greek life chapters have joined efforts to raise awareness about sexual assault on campus, including hosting workshops and speakers on sexual assault and healthy relationships. “Yes, it’s a stereotype, but it does happen, and it’s a place where things are more likely to happen,” Pi Lambda Phi member Alex Derbyshire told WHYY. “I want to make sure that we’re not playing into that stereotype.” Synagogue Urinator Judge Vincent Johnson will determine whether to grant a motion to withdraw Sheidali Dzhalilov’s guilty plea at a hearing scheduled for Feb. 28. On Nov. 8, Dzhalilov pleaded guilty to urinating on the entryway to Congregation Beth Solomon in the early hours of Aug. 13, 2017. He pleaded guilty to charges of ethnic intimidation, desecra- tion of a place of worship and institutional vandalism. He faces as much as 11 years in prison and $22,000 in fines. Since then, he has acquired a new attorney, Lonny Fish, who has filed a motion to withdraw the guilty plea for the charge of ethnic intimidation. Assistant District Attorney Brendan Flynn said the district attorney will oppose the motion. Fish said he is planning to argue that Dzhalilov was too drunk the night of the inci- dent to have had the malice required for ethnic intimida- tion. He is not, he emphasized, disputing that Dzhalilov com- mitted the act. “He is guilty of some offense,” Fish said. “It doesn’t change the offensive nature of it. It doesn’t change any of that. The people that were offended can still be offended by it.” At the plea hearing on Nov. 8, Johnson asked Dzhalilov a series of questions to deter- mine his competency. Despite that, Fish said that Dzhalilov is not a lawyer and didn’t fully understand. During the hearing, Flynn provided a summary of the incident at the synagogue and said that tips had identi- fied Dzhalilov as also having a Facebook account under the name Ali Ahiska. On Oct. 17, Ari Goldstein is facing two sets of sexual assault charges. Photo provided Heather Barbera is facing charges of two counts of first-degree murder. Office of the Atlantic County Prosecutor 2005, this Facebook account shared a video from a page called “Images of Palestine” and wrote, “This video makes me wanna kill every single Jew out there, finish what Hitler couldn’t.” Ventnor City Murders Heather Barbera’s ini- tial disposition conference is scheduled for Feb. 21, when the prosecutor and defense attorney will discuss the case and schedule dates for the next steps in the process. Barbera is facing charges of two counts of first-degree mur- der, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful pur- pose and first-degree robbery, stemming from the deaths of her mother, Michelle Gordon, and grandmother, Elaine Rosen, in July. In October, she was indicted and pleaded not guilty. Barbera’s uncle, Richard Rosen, discovered his mother and sister’s bodies in their Ventnor City, N.J. condo- minium. Rosen said in August that he immediately thought his niece had committed the act. He said Barbera had been living with them for several months, since her second mar- riage failed. In 2016, Barbera was charged with assault and defi- ant trespass. “They were nice, quiet peo- ple. They didn’t bother anyone,” Rosen said. “It was nice of them to even take her in because she had nowhere else to go.” The Leonard Law Group, which represents Barbera, has not responded to multiple requests for comment. Parkway Flag Vandalism Police are still looking for the person who vandalized the Israeli flag on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway last May. The DA’s office posted a video of the suspect spraying the flag with a red substance and asked that anyone with information contact Central Detectives at 215-686-3093 or 215-686-3094. The man originally arrested for the crime, Antoine Guyton, was found not competent to stand for trial. l Security footage from the night of the incident at Congregation Beth Solomon Screenshot via Philadelphia Police Department 14 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 The suspect in the Israeli flag vandalism case JEWISH EXPONENT Screenshot szighelboim@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM H eadlines Perelman Continued from Page 1 That spectrum is, in some ways, a broadly accurate way to describe the perception of Perelman’s organization in Philadelphia, which started in 2014. It is a smaller, newer and more agile version of the good government institutions that it shares goals with, focusing on greater democratic partic- ipation, electoral reform and more competitive city council elections. At the same time, the organization’s challenges to traditional city politics have ruffled feathers among both old guard Democrats and younger, far-left organizers. Perelman, 36, is content to suffer the slings and arrows of both incumbents and upstarts for a simple reason: It seems like she’s starting to make waves. Philadelphia 3.0, a 501(c)(4), was founded on the supposition that one of the more corrosive aspects of Philadelphia’s dem- ocratic process was the lack of competitive elections for City Council seats, among other issues. So, Philadelphia 3.0 supports candidates for coun- cil that challenge incumbents according to a set of standards determined by Perelman and those who provide funding to the group (more on that later). “We just wanna know that you are smart, and have a vision, and that you’re willing to take risks, and that you have a cre- ative approach to problem solv- ing,” she said, describing the profile of a candidate that would garner their support. “They can be ideological, but that’s not for us to adjudicate, necessarily.” Perelman, who is “Ali” to those know her, is the granddaughter of Raymond Perelman, the legendary busi- nessman and philanthropist who recently died at the age of 101. She is a graduate of The Baldwin School and Princeton University, where she studied art history. She spent a few years in Hollywood as an assis- tant at a talent agency, then JEWISHEXPONENT.COM working on the Tori Spelling sitcom So Notorious, before she found herself called back to Philadelphia. “I wanted to make Philadelphia my career,” she said. She began her Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, focusing her dissertation on the ways that politicians, largely at the national level, make themselves legible to vot- ers as “likable” or “approach- able.” Academia, she said, was a good way to “exercise a certain part of your brain when you’re just thinking with such rigor about such incredibly specific questions,” but it didn’t stimu- late the part of her that wanted to make an impact in the tradi- tion of her family. Perelman knows her name carries for weight for Philadelphians, in particular Jewish Philadelphians, but sees her family name as something to work toward. “Inasmuch as there is like a weight that I carry — and it’s not a weight that I carry — but inasmuch as there is something that is banging around in my head around that, it’s more just that you feel so responsible for this place,” she said. Jewishly speaking, Perelman hasn’t found religious practice to be as meaningful for her as it is for others, but credits a conventional culturally Jewish upbringing, replete with fam- ily dinner table conversations, with forcing her to punch above her weight class from a young age. Alongside her academic work, she became further involved in city politics, and was in the inaugural class of Legislative and Policy Research Fellows for the City of Philadelphia in 2012. In the program, she found herself disabused of the notion that one had to work in the may- or’s office to get in on the real action of Philadelphia. Rather, she said, it was City Council where things could really get done. It was around then that she was approached by a group of intentionally anonymous Philadelphia civic leaders about heading up Philadelphia 3.0. One oft-repeated criticism of the group is that it rep- resents a serious contradiction to, on one hand, call for greater transparency and openness to the public when it comes to, say, electoral reform or com- mittee-person elections, while also failing to disclose its own source of funding. And it’s hard not to think that Perelman is unfamiliar with that line of thought; sitting on the desk in her office (situated in a co-working space that literally overlooks City Hall) is a copy of Jane Meyer’s Dark Money, a book that describes what Meyer sees as the nasty consequences of invisible donors. Her detractors have grabbed onto this issue. “Philadelphia 3.0 is more or less a group that was founded to make the city of Philadelphia government more busi- ness-friendly. It was founded by money, and it’s backed by money,” Agre said. Perelman is familiar with these criticisms, but stresses that a look at Philadelphia 3.0’s endorsements during the last election cycle — which included candidates like Maria Quinones- Sanchez and Isaiah Thomas, among others — reveals that any attempt to characterize the can- didates they support beyond pos- sessing a general resolve to upend the status quo would fall flat. Her supporters are as effu- sive as her detractors are sure of her insidiousness. “She’s clearly very bright, she’s determined, she has a pretty good feel for the ins and outs of politics here, which takes some doing,” said Thornburgh, who has been at the Committee of Seventy since 2014. “I think she’s trying to do the right thing for the right reasons. I’m an admirer of hers.” Jon Geeting, Philadelphia 3.0’s director of engagement, said that even from afar he could see how intelligent and driven she was, which was JEWISH EXPONENT part of what drew him to join the group in August of 2016. (Geeting, Philadelphia 3.0’s only other full-time employee, is more focused on engaging prospective committee mem- bers than on City Council.) And in 2017, Ed Rendell told Philadelphia Magazine this: “I can close my eyes and see Ali Perelman as mayor of Philadelphia.” She’s proud of Philadelphia 3.0’s staying power thus far — these types of groups usually have a short shelf life — and moreover, believes that they’re much better positioned for the upcoming election cycle than they were for the previous one. As for any personal political ambition, Perelman said she can imagine running for office at some point in the future, but remains focused on the task at hand. “This year presents such an unusual opportunity to drive transformative change,” she said, “and I’m thrilled that I get to help try to make that happen.” l jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 CLASSIFIED INSIDE SALE REPRESENTATIVE Classified Inside Sales Representatives maximizes advertising potential through the development of quality business relationships and promotion of new/existing advertising products. In this position you will be part of a small team that utilizes a consultative sales mode to prospect, consult, present and close new business via telephone. JOB DESCRIPTION: The Jewish Exponent is looking for an energetic highly motivated sales professional to join our Classified Ad Sales Team. Our ideal candidate will be goal oriented, driven to win new business and has a track record of exceeding monthly goals. 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Those who know me might say that it makes sense, considering that our household has had at least one child in diapers since our first was born in early 2003. But late last week, star- ing at my newest son — who was born the week before — I marveled at just how uncom- plicated, helpless and unadul- terated is existence in those first few days of life. My son had not yet experi- enced the trauma of the bris. (That happened on Feb. 17, and he was given the name Simcha Meir.) According to studies, he could really only see well half a foot away. It’s the perfect distance to study the face of his mother, as well as the check- ered pattern of his bassinet. A baby is, in many ways, the embodiment of political phi- losopher John Locke’s idea of a tabula rasa. As he explores the world every second that he’s awake, he has not yet formed such complex ideas as hate or anger. He lacks the capacity to make the kinds of value judg- ments that depend so much on nurture, and not so much on nature. He comes into this world devoid of those emotions that have wrought so much destruction. So if the newborn doesn’t hate, from where does the anti-Semite derive his venom, or the racist her hatred? The simple answer, of course, is that ironically, it’s inculcated over time by, in many cases, those who love him. When last week’s issue of the Jewish Exponent was going to press, I was asked by the per- son filling in for me whether I wanted to write an install- ment of this column. I decided against it, my reasons rooted as much in the fact that I was understandably busy with the demands of paternity leave as in the idea that I wanted to wait until the skirmishes over freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar’s latest anti-Semitic tweet sim- mered down. I knew then that I wanted to write about the affair, but I wanted to see just what would come out of it. For those who could use a refresher, Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota and one of two Muslim women elected to Congress last November (the other was Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib of Michigan) over Twitter accused House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy of California of being in the pocket of the pro-Israel lobby. McCarthy, who has threatened to take action against Omar and Tlaib for their positions on Israel, was motivated solely by the “Benjamins,” Omar said. When asked to specify what she meant by a journal- ist from The Forward, Omar replied: “AIPAC!” The exchange represented yet another invocation of the old anti-Semitic trope that Jewish money makes the world go around, but Omar isn’t the first member of Congress, Democrat or Republican, to traffic in such a stereotype in the last couple of years. Omar, who several years ago accused Israel of “hypnotizing” the world, was rightly condemned and forced to apologize by a united Democratic leadership. But even in her mea culpa, she deflected the charge of anti-Semitism by explaining her stance as more rooted in attacking the big money that lobbies Congress. (Left out of her statement was a denounce- ment of the anti-Israel money that funded her campaigns.) But while Democrats and Republicans were united in calling Omar to task, President Donald Trump, no stranger himself to the use of a good tweet with anti-Semitic over- tones to score political points (i.e., demonizing George Soros), upped the ante by demanding that Omar resign. Predictably, she hasn’t, nor have many Democrats urged her to do so. That pretty much brings us up to date. Left in the back and forth has been any meaningful dia- logue on how someone like Omar, who by all accounts is a talented politician deeply com- mitted to her own community, came to traffic in hate in the first place. Left unsaid has been any type of reasonable explanation for how hatred — whether of Jews or of blacks or of immi- grants or of the rich or of the poor — seems to spread so easily among those tasked with representing all of their con- stituents and who have pledged to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. We know that they were not born haters. Hate, if they truly hate as opposed to just employ- ing it as a cynical device to achieve electoral success, had to have been developed, deliv- ered and inculcated in them. Were Omar to step down, we’d still be left with the most basic of problems: how to pre- vent hate from finding a home in an otherwise rational mind. The only solution I can think of at the moment, still admittedly under the spell of my newborn son but fully cognizant that it’s pretty much worthless as a political strat- egy, is to love each other a little bit more and to have that love be the primary mover of what we do and say. Let’s start with our children. l important to them, but some- times there are events that reveal that Judaism is import- ant to them. Some of the people still have a pintele yid — the spark of a Jew. It just requires a special event to expose it. Many years ago, I took a tour of a religious enclave in Borough Park in Brooklyn, N.Y., during Sukkot. Our bus was delayed, so I had a chance to walk through the small streets of what I suspect resem- bled a European shtetl. In the background, I heard Yiddish music. I followed the sound until I found its source. There was a Chasidic man playing remarkably joyful music on an organ. In the building, men were dancing around the table, while in the bleachers young men locked arms and swayed from side to side. Eventually, the men left the shul and danced in the nearby street. I stood there with chills in what was the greatest pintele yid moment of my life. Later, I was to learn that this was referred to as a Joshua Runyan is the editor- in-chief of the Jewish Exponent. He can be reached at jrunyan@jewish exponent.com. The Spark of the Pintele Yid BY SAUL AXELROD FOR THE PURPOSES of this article, I have divided Jewish Americans into three groups. The first group consists of people who clearly identify as Jews. Some attend syna- gogue services regularly and observe the mitzvot as much as they can, while trying to enjoy the benefits of American life. Others in this group are not religious but relish their Jewishness by enjoying much of its culture and traditions. They will often ask, “But is it 16 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 good for the Jews?” Most peo- ple in the first group are strong supporters of Israel. Skipping to the third group, there are Jewish-Americans who want nothing to do with Judaism or Jewish lifestyle and might be at the forefront of the opposition to the state of Israel. I have no interest in this group and will not address it further. But there is a second group of Jewish Americans that I would like to discuss. They are likely to be well-ed- ucated and to be reasonably financially secure. They are a part of the fabric of American life. Their connection to Judaism is mostly during life milestones. They might attend synagogue services during the High Holidays, if at all. They might have some regard for Israel, but are typically not vocal supporters, nor do they attend pro-Israel rallies. They might connect to Judaism through its food, its humor and by occasionally reading a Jewish American novel or attending movies dealing with the Shoah. They might tell you that Judaism is not very JEWISH EXPONENT See Axelrod, Page 18 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM O pinion This Super Sunday, Remember that Every Dollar Counts that go into every dollar raised and spent. With many diverse voices contributing to the pro- cess, Jewish Federation donors can rest assured that their dol- lars are used in accordance with our Jewish values to collectively achieve the most good. Through this process we are creating bonds with those who share our values and are dedicated to the same cause. And we are opening our doors and our hearts to people and communities who are in need of extra support. It is not an easy time to be Jewish: Following the terrible events at the Tree of Life syn- agogue in Pittsburgh and the continued rise in anti-Semi- tism in our country, I’m consis- tently reminded why the work KVETCH ’N KVELL Instead of Aborting, Try Adoption CONFRONTED WITH NEW York state’s newly adopted “late term abortion” policy, I would offer an alternate solution for other states con- sidering the same policy (“Where Religion Falls Short,” Jan. 31). Given that our country now recognizes that loving relation- ships come in all colors, beliefs and genders, rather than killing these late-term babies, let’s offer couples who are looking to adopt a beautiful child. Rather than wasting a life, we would be fulfilling a dream for prospective parents while still allowing the birth mother to end her pregnancy. Viable preterm babies can live healthy lives. Happily, the American population has melted into a beautiful rainbow of colors, beliefs and gender combinations. Let’s use this much needed and wanted congruence to permit adoption of these fragile, but most certainly vibrant with life, babies. Let’s give them a loving home rather than a medical waste bag. If we want to allow all those wishing asylum to come to our shores, can we not provide our youngest and most vulnerable with a first birthday? are building a stronger, more inclusive community that truly ON FEB. 24, Jewish commu- benefits everyone. nities will come together across This year’s event is extra spe- the Greater Philadelphia region cial because Super Sunday is to help raise crucial funds coming right to our doorstep: for the Jewish Federation of Our Main Line community will Greater Philadelphia. conveniently have its own event Super Sunday, as it’s called, is at the Barbara and Harvey one of the most important days Brodsky Enrichment Center of of the year for Jewish commu- JFCS in Bala Cynwyd. By host- nities and, ever since my first ing five Super Sunday locations experience nearly a decade ago, across Greater Philadelphia, I find it to be most inspiring. our Jewish Federation is giving On this day, we officially jump- neighborhoods the opportu- start our annual campaign to fund nity to come together to raise all the critical and lifesaving work money, make new friends and that the Jewish Federation accom- show our collective strength in Ann Krauss | Havertown plishes each year. And we come order to secure a strong Jewish future for generations to come. together to celebrate our success, Nothing Cavalier Nor Easy About Abortion In challenging times, it is connect with new members and enormously important for Jews A recent letter contains comments and assertions that are learn more about where our sup- port is most needed. patently false (“Human Life is Worth the Inconvenience,” Feb. 7). The Jewish Federation is The writer draws the conclusion that women who have abortions deeply enmeshed in the fabric of As Jews, we understand the importance of do so for cavalier reasons. our communities, affecting each Nothing could be further from the truth. The decision to and every one of our lives every building bridges and working with all people of have an abortion is one that requires a great deal of thought. I day. From young children who all faiths to strengthen our communities. do not believe that any pregnant woman wakes up one morning need access to pre-K education, and says to herself, “I have nothing to do today, so I think I will to the teens involved in leader- go and get an abortion.” Any woman who contemplates ending ship programs, to the adults who of the Jewish Federation is so to continue to help other Jews in a pregnancy does so for deeply personal reasons, and I do not need career advice and network- important. Just one day after every step of their lives. Super question her thought processes. ing and to the elder adults who this recent tragedy, the Jewish Sunday is the best way for the Furthermore, the writer says that safe and legal abortions need assistance to continue to Federation brought together Jewish community to meet were easily available in Philadelphia prior to the decision in Roe live in their home — the Jewish people of all faiths for a com- face to face and work side by v. Wade in 1973. This is incorrect. A woman who wanted an Federation is there. munity vigil. And the day after side to ensure our most critical abortion in Pennsylvania prior to 1973 had to find two psychia- Every day, this organization that, a high-level security brief- needs are met and that our chil- trists who would deem her unfit to take care of a child. and its connected agencies pro- ing was organized to deliver dren will share a bright, Jewish Let that sink in for a moment. A woman who was already a vide lifelines to so many of our much-needed information to future. I look forward to seeing mother had to convince two other adults that she was an unfit most vulnerable community all of our local Jewish groups. you there. And for those of you mother. Assuming she went through that ordeal, she had to find members locally, in Israel and As Jews, we understand the who aren’t able to make it, join a doctor who would agree to perform the abortion. This was not around the world. importance of building bridges in the spirit of the occasion and an easy task. The usual ways were through someone who knew someone, or going to an unlicensed practitioner and risking infec- With so many causes in need and working with all people of answer that phone call. l tion and/or death; there was also the “do it yourself” method, also of support, the Jewish Federation all faiths to strengthen our com- eliminates any guesswork on munities. It is critical now more Jodi Krasilovsky Miller lives in known as the wire coat hanger. Also, in 1973, many doctors would where donations might create than ever for us to stand together Wynnewood. Super Sunday will not prescribe contraception and, in many states, it was illegal. the biggest impact. As chair of in order to continue to grow and be held on Feb. 24 at five locations I always thought that Judaism defined when life begins as the the Jewish Federation’s Women’s thrive. Fortunately, the Jewish across the Greater Philadelphia moment when the head emerges from the birth canal and the Philanthropy affinity group, I see Federation is poised to address region. For a listing of all locations, soul enters the body. firsthand the intricate budget, these challenges — and by giv- times and directions, visit jewish- One thing I have learned in my 80 years is to try not to be too allocation and strict evaluations ing to the Jewish Federation, we philly.org/SuperSunday. judgmental of other people’s life decisions since I cannot possibly know what is really going on in their lives and why they make the choices they do. I think that it would serve the writer well if he Statement From the Publisher applied that philosophy to his own thinking and spent his time We are a diverse community. The views expressed in the opinion columns and letters published in the Jewish Exponent are those of the trying to make life better for the living. l BY JODI KRASILOVSKY MILLER authors. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the officers and boards of the Jewish Publishing Group and/or the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia. Send letters to letters@jewishexponent.com or fax to 215-569-3389. Letters should be a maximum of 200 words and may be edited for clarity and brevity. Unsigned letters will not be published. JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT Jean Stein | Media FEBRUARY 21, 2019 17 O pinion The Era of ‘Never Again’ is Ending Axelrod BY ERIC ROZENMAN FILMMAKER STEVEN Spielberg told NBC News he thinks society must take the possibility of genocide more seriously now that it has in the past generation. In an interview marking the 25th anniversary of Schindler’s List, Spielberg referred to the mas- sacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue and warned that “hate leading to genocide is as possible today as it was during the Holocaust.” He was behind the curve. The era of “never again” is end- ing in Western Europe, fading in North America and never penetrated the Middle East. Relentless demonization of the Jewish state renormalizes demonization of Jewish people. Examples of post-Nazi geno- cide and attempted genocide abound, including Muslim Indonesia’s seizure of largely Christian East Timor, the auto-genocide perpetrated by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, sup- pression of southern Sudan’s Christian and animist Darfur region by the government of the Muslim north, the mur- der of much of Rwanda’s Tutsi minority by the Hutu major- ity and today’s oppression by Myanmar’s Buddhist majority of its Rohingya Muslim minority. Two post-Holocaust mass murders of Jews already have been attempted. In 1948, five invading Arab countries committed to the destruction of the fledgling Jewish state. The United States no sooner became the first nation to recognize Israel than it slapped an arms embargo on the region. Though intended to diminish general tensions, in practice the move undercut Israel, since the other side con- tinued to receive British arms and advice. In 1967, Israel preempted a potentially overwhelming attack by Egyptian, Syrian and Jordanian forces mobilized 18 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 on its border. Afterward, the philosopher Eric Hoffer noted that “had [Egyptian President Gamal Abdel] Nasser tri- umphed … he would have wiped Israel off the map and no one would have lifted a finger to save the Jews.” Today, Iran builds ballistic missiles and seeks to develop nuclear warheads for them, functionally asserting that “the Holocaust never happened and we intend to finish it.” The European Union, smarting at American insistence that it re-impose economic sanctions on Tehran at the expense of trade, has sought a way around potential penalties. Nazism obsessed over racially inferior Jews destroy- ing the German people. The accused Pittsburgh murderer fantasized that pro-immigra- tion Jews threatened “his peo- ple.” The man charged with mailing letter bombs to prom- inent Americans reportedly wanted “to go back to Hitler times.” The U.S. “alt-right” — also described as the “alt-re- ich” — imagines the Israeli tail wags the American dog. Not entirely dissimilar, leaders of the Women’s March movement demand that Jewish activists check their white privilege and apologize for the Jews’ racist suppression of black and brown people. From medieval allegations of “Christ killers” to contem- porary indictments of Jews as killers of Palestinian Arabs, those who portray Jews and the Jewish state as demonic — as Louis Farrakhan did yet again shortly after Pittsburgh — serve to reopen “the Jewish question.” As in, what shall be done with this never quite assimilated, always stubborn people? Infinitely adaptable, ever-enduring Jew hatred — today regressing to its pre-Aus- chwitz mean through the gateway drug of anti-Zionism — retains its eternal answer: the elimination of Judaism and those who proclaim it. Among polite circles, like those who insist they are never anti-Semitic, “only anti-Zi- onist,” marginalization and social-cultural re-ghettoiza- tion will be sufficient. The original ethical mono- theism, with its damned “thou shalls” and “thou shall nots,” contradicts the West’s increasing secular fundamen- talism just as it called into question Christianity and then Islam’s claims to super- session. Including this small chosen people with their tiny promised land in that now- you-see-it, now-you-don’t mul- ticultural rainbow remains one diversity too many. The Holocaust must be understood not only as an event halted by the Allies’ defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 but also as a process interrupted. As the survivor and author Primo Levi put it, “It happened, and therefore, it can happen again. This is the core of what we have to say.” The words are inscribed at the entrance to Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. Twenty percent of French respondents between 18 and 34 tell CNN they’ve never heard of the Holocaust. So does a similar proportion in the United States. A Labour Party unit in northern Britain rejected a proposed resolution condemning the Pittsburgh murders because there’s too much talk of “anti-Semitism this, anti-Semitism that.” Today, the spread of neo-Na- zism and anti-Zionist anti-Sem- itism makes continued war against, and potential genocide of the majority of the world’s Jews — that is, those living in Israel — a renewed possibility. l Continued from Page 16 admitted that, for an instant, she considered becoming observant. Jerry Weintraub was a famous producer and talent agent. Although he was not a religious man, in his book When I Stop Talking, You Will Know I Am Dead, he reveals some major pin- tele yid moments. When his father was ill, he brought him to the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Father and son were transfixed as the Rebbe held the elder Weintraub’s hand. The Rebbe was incapable of heal- ing a sick man, but he was able to provide him with comfort. I was recently sitting in a Jewish deli with a friend. His food order violated Jewish dietary laws in at least two ways. I had a half smile as we made eye contact. He looked at me and said firmly, “I am a Jew through and through.” I know him very well, and his statement was believable. We both had a good chuckle — the pintele yid. If you believe “My Yiddishe Momme” was written for your mother; if you get tearful every time you sing “Hatikvah” or remember your grandmother swaying as she lit Shabbat can- dles; if you can hear a pained wail in the prayer of a Chasid; if you feel, as Itzhak Pearlman does, as he tells Joel Grey, “klezmer means everything good;” or if you get chills when the Israeli flag is raised, you are not 100 percent assimilated. In the beginning of the 20th century, many European Jews felt obligated to be loyal to either the Yiddish or Zionist politi- cal movements. But the Shoah, among other events, has reduced Yiddish adherents to a small number, and Israel is a strong state steeped in Zionist ideals and the Hebrew language. So, instead of choosing one or the other, I say, “Choose both!” Ironically, Israel is in the best position to save Yiddish culture. It would be a pintele yid moment for the Jewish state. l Sukkot tisch (table). I recall a story about Isaac Bashevis Singer. He had just fin- ished giving a talk in Paris and was finding his way to a Shabbat dinner he had been invited to by strangers. When the door to the apartment opened, it all unfolded — the succulent aroma of the chicken soup, the beautiful glowing candles, the warmth of the challah, peo- ple from different parts of the world, previously unknown to each other, hugging lovingly. Similar scenes occur at Chabad Houses during Shabbat dinners throughout the world. They have something in com- mon. It is the pintele yid. Several years ago, I was walking through the streets of Jerusalem on a Friday afternoon with my friend, Eitan. Shabbat was approaching. Soon the buses would come to a halt and Chasidim would fill the streets. Neither Eitan nor I am reli- gious. Yet, he turned to me and said he felt there was something special in the air of Jerusalem as Shabbat approached. I could feel the presence of my zeyda, after whom I was named — another instance of pintele yid. Golda Meir’s path from Kiev to Milwaukee to Palestine reflected a person who moved from the Orthodox religiosity of her grandparents to the sec- ular Zionism that resulted in her being the elected leader of Israel. But an incident in Moscow in 1948 resulted in a pintele yid moment. As the first Israeli ambassador to the Soviet Union, she addressed a Rosh Hashanah crowd of thou- sands outside the main syna- gogue of Moscow. The rally was organized by a local Chabad organization, and in front of her was a sea of dancing black-hat- Eric Rozenman is the author of ted Chasidim, joining in the rau- cous chorus of, “Golda, Golda!” Jews Make the Best Demons: ‘Palestine’ and the Jewish Question. Rejected by many 20th-century He is a former Washington director Jews, the Chasidim refused to Saul Axelrod is a professor reject one of their own. Meir emeritus in Temple University’s of the Committee for Accuracy in was shaken by the incident and College of Education. Middle East Reporting in America. JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyles /C ulture ‘March’ Composer Draws Varied Inspiration suited my interests and abilities as a composer ideally.” Alston, he believes, was similarly suited to the task. “It was a wonderful and profound experience to collab- orate with her,” Bleckner said. “In creating the musical setting for her story I found myself swept up in the range of emo- tions it depicts, from pain, to righteous anger, to defiance, to joy, and to celebration.” MUSIC JESSE BERNSTEIN | JE STAFF JEWISH COMPOSER ANDREW Bleckner found inspiration in both religion and musical history when he wrote The Children’s March. Bleckner and librettist Charlotte Blake Alston will perform their original work — which explores a civil rights-era historical event — on Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. at Philadelphia Episcopal Church, and on March 10 at 3 p.m. at Lincoln University. They will be joined by Singing City, the SC Children’s Choir, T-VOCE, the Germantown Friends School Middle School Choir and Keystone State Boychoir’s Anonymous 8. The Children’s March is a choral and theatrical piece about the 1963 Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, Ala. On May 2 of that year, more than 1,000 students, most of them black, skipped class to march in the downtown area in support of the civil rights movement. They were met with clubs, dogs, paddy wagons and high-powered hoses, all under the direction of the notorious Bull Connor, then the commissioner of public safety in Birmingham. The images were broadcast to millions of televi- sion viewers around the world, eventually bolstering the cause of the marchers. A few days later, an agreement to deseg- regate important public spaces was reached. It was this radical history that Bleckner had in mind when he was commissioned to compose the music for The Children’s March back in 2013. Bleckner, a native of Rockland County, N.Y., has composed music for decades. Though he found much of his inspiration in the work of Beethoven, Bach and other luminaries of classi- cal music, he also found it an unconventional place. “When I was in 11th grade,” JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Andrew Bleckner Alston is also the piece’s narrator. The Children’s March, Bleckner said, is not only a performance that seeks to exalt a pivotal moment of the Civil Rights movement, but one that speaks to “the universal human story of our fight with tyranny and injustice.” “I believe The Children’s March is, in fact, a sacred jour- ney,” he said. “It is a march for freedom and justice, and the conclusion — a setting of ‘There is a Balm in Gilead’ — lifts the listener to a higher spiritual plane. “In today’s dark times,” he concluded, “I naturally hope that listeners will be inspired to activism against resur- gent forces of prejudice and intolerance.” l jbernstein@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0740 Photo provided he said, “I read a short book by Martin Buber that had a profound influence upon me. Buber posits that each indi- vidual has a unique place in the world, and that we should find our own path, and thereby honor God in doing so by fulfilling our unique path. I started to learn piano at that point, and I felt that sitting at the piano was a form of the highest prayer possible, that it was my unique path in which I could honor God and fulfill my potential in the universe.” Bleckner continued to draw from Judaism as he made his way through the world of clas- sical music. He counts a setting of Psalm 150 for choir and percussion that he composed towards the end of his time in grad school as his first real suc- cess as a composer. Since then, he’s become a nationally recog- nized composer, with numer- ous fellowships and awards to his name. In 2012, he and Alston were commissioned to write The Children’s March by Singing City. Singing City was founded as an integrated choir in 1948, and over the years has per- formed with everyone from the Philadelphia Orchestra to the Israel Philharmonic. “I was so excited when I learned of the project, because I felt such a powerful connec- tion to the story,” Bleckner said. “The Children’s March project is both theatrical and choral, so it NAME: JEWISH EDUCATIONAL MEDIA; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 7.38 IN; AMERICAN JEWRY’S TELEVISION CHANNEL COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00083276 Week of Sunday, Feb 24, 2019 The Jewish Future
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Sitting at his vanity — piled with makeup, brushes, books and another wig — Jaffe explained his approach to drag. “In the mainstream, drag is mostly identified as female impersonation,” said Jaffe, who is Jewish. “I do not identify it as that. Drag is sort of anything that elevates you to an exten- sion of yourself or of another character, and it can be defined by physical things, like the way that you dress in appearance, or it can be from within. Drag has a very broad definition. There are a million kinds of drag. “For me, my drag is a per- spective on gender itself because I am a bearded drag queen. That’s beautiful, that you can be a glamourous creature who still has a hairy chest, a beard and those kinds of features.” At various venues through- out the city, Jaffe plays uku- lele, sings and does comedy as a drag queen. He also has a monthly cabaret show at Tavern OnCamac. Its takes him two hours to do his makeup, he said. He wears wigs and an assort- ment of different dresses, includ- ing pieces made by his partner, balloon artist Greg Laut. This was the first year Jaffe was nominated in a category other than alternative drag at the annual Philadelphia Drag Awards, Jaffe said. While he has performed in cabaret shows for the past five years, he has transitioned into performing as a drag queen over the past two. This year, he won best alter- native drag queen and best host, in addition to drag queen of the year. 20 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 Eric Jaffe at his vanity “Over the years, I just started experimenting more and more with what it would be like to play with gen- der,” Jaffe said. “I’ve always enjoyed and relished the fact that gender was a man-made construct. As I got more and more comfortable on stage, I decided to play more and more with those concepts.” Recently, he has blended drag with theater. In October, he played the host in Basic Witches at the Arden Theatre. In January, he starred in a satirical version of Sweeney Todd called Thweeney Todd: The Flaming Barber of Fleek Street, which he also wrote. The show took two months of rehearsal and had a cast of 15 in “various states of drag,” Music Director Foster Longo said. This included drag queens and drag kings but also other expressions of queerness. Both Longo and Jaffe expressed interest in continu- ing to make these satires. “We definitely want to con- tinue making these Broadway parodies and these fully staged productions,” Longo said. “We’re figuring out what exactly that’s going to look like, but we’re defi- nitely interested in making this a company that produces work regularly. We’re still feeling out what exactly is on the horizon, but there’s something there.” Selah Maya Zighelboim Jaffe is a Philadelphia-area native. He grew up in Elkins Park, where he went to services and was Bar Mitzvahed at Beth Sholom Congregation. He dis- covered a love of theater when he was young, performing in community productions, including shows with the Beth Sholom Players. He sometimes brings his Judaism into his drag. He has done Chanukah-themed songs and plays Moses in an annual Passover skit. Jaffe also credits his Jewish background for his shows’ humor. “In my family, there was never a fart joke that wasn’t the funniest thing in the world,” he said. “We were a big, loud Jewish family, and a lot of my humor stems from that.” After high school, he stud- ied theater at Florida Atlantic University, but felt disillu- sioned when his teachers told him he needed to deepen his voice and act straight. “It was always very import- ant to my parents — because they knew who I was from early on — it was always important for them to stress to me to just be myself,” Jaffe said. “That felt really hurtful to me that I was constantly being told to change and I wasn’t really get casting in college at all.” He starting turning away from theater and took up the JEWISH EXPONENT Eric Jaffe was named Philadelphia’s Drag Queen of the Year at the 2018 Philadelphia Drag Awards. Photo provided Eric Jaffe dressed as a menorah in a piece designed by his partner, balloon artist Greg Laut Photo provided ukulele instead, performing at open mic nights. When he moved back to Philadelphia after college, he performed in cabarets, playing ukulele with a glitter beard. It wasn’t until this past year that the community started to see him as a drag queen, he said. His recent work has marked his return to theater. Most drag queens, he noted, have a drag name. But he goes by Eric Jaffe in honor of his parents, who both died when he was in his early 20s. His older brother is his biggest fan, Jaffe said, but his parents never got to see him perform drag. He thinks they would have loved it. “At the end of the day, I’m a performer and an entertainer,” Jaffe said. “They would defi- nitely see that and respect it and appreciate it.” l szighelboim@jewishexponent.com; 215-832-0729 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM L ifestyles /C ulture Puerto Rican Chef Luis Liceaga Learned Kosher Cooking in College F O OD KERI WHITE | JE FOOD COLUMNIST LUIS LICEAGA, chef/owner of Loco Lucho, the Puerto Rican restaurant in the Reading Terminal Market, is not necessarily someone you’d peg to have kept kosher for part of his life. “My friends called me ‘Liceagastein,’” he joked, “and I loved every minute of it.” It began when Liceaga arrived at the University of Pennsylvania from Puerto Rico 40 years ago. He did not know a soul. The first person he met was David Alben, a fellow fresh- man from Yonkers, N.Y. The second person he met was Michael Yasner, a junior from Long Island. Both were Jewish — a culture that Liceaga had little exposure to growing up JEWISHEXPONENT.COM coming and affectionate. Food is a huge part of our Catholic in Puerto Rico. They traditions. I was so far from became instant, immediate, home, and both David and Michael’s families sort of lifelong friends. “It was like we were long adopted me. I called David’s lost brothers. David and I even looked alike. We didn’t think about it at the time — we just became friends and hung out together all the time, but I’ve considered it a lot over the years, and once you take the religious rituals out of our two backgrounds, we are very, very similar,” he said. “Bot h Puer to Ricans and Jews value family above all. We place such respect on parents and grand- parents. We are both are very warm, wel- Luis Liceaga, chef/owner of Loco Lucho parents Mom and Dad. I went to their homes for holidays; it was wonderful.” The friends added a fourth to their trio, Jose Melendez, another student from Puerto Rico, and the quartet decided to live together the following year. The first item of decoration they acquired for their pad was a sign the hung over their door: “PRJB Pleasure Palace” (PRJB stood for Puerto Rican Jewish Boys — which they now attribute to the folly of youth; they were 19 after all). Liceaga was the only one who knew how to cook, so the kitchen became his domain. He came by the skill honestly; his mother, grandmother and great- aunt are the renowned Photos provided cookbook authors of the seminal work on Puerto Rican cuisine: Cucina Criolla. Yasner was strictly Orthodox, so they had to create a kosher kitchen. Liceaga learned the rules from Yasner’s and Alben’s mothers and grandmothers. “They taught me Yiddish curses as well was the recipes and the rules! We got two sets of dishes; we observed Shabbos,” he said. “I bought the chametz during Passover. We did seders. I still remember the Four Questions word for word.” In addition to tra- ditional Jewish recipes, Liceaga adapted Puerto Rican dishes to kosher dietary laws. A favor- ite of the group was his arroz con pollo, or chicken with rice. 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In a large skillet with a cover, heat the oil and brown the chicken on all sides. Add the onion and garlic and brown the chicken for five minutes more. Add the remaining ingredi- ents except the rice, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the rice, cover and sim- mer for 30 minutes. Top with sliced pimentos, and/or pitted green olives, if desired, and serve. l FEBRUARY 21, 2019 21 T ORAH P ORTION No Single Leadership Style Ideal BY RABBI ALAN ISER Parshat Ki Tisa IN THIS WEEK’S Torah por- tion, we encounter two very diff erent leadership styles in the ways Moses and Aaron deal with the crisis of the Golden Calf. Th e people grow restless when Moses is slow to return from Mount Sinai. Indeed, they seem to fear that Moses will not return at all. From a straightforward reading of the text, it looks like Aaron collaborates with the people in constructing the Golden Calf and wor- shipping it. Not only are the people engaging in idolatry, but according to some com- mentators, they get drunk and engage in sexually inappro- priate behavior. (Th e Hebrew used here, l’tzachek, elsewhere in the Torah has sexual conno- tations.) Th e people are totally out of control. Th e rabbis in their mid- rashic commentaries go out of their way to exculpate Aaron by claiming Aaron was just engag- ing in delaying tactics, stalling the people by collecting gold and saying the next day would be a holiday for God, hoping that Moses would return in the meantime. Th ere is even a midrash which has Aaron fearing for his life because he has just seen his nephew, Hur, killed by the angry mob when he refused to help them make the Golden Calf. Despite these rabbinic midrashim, the Torah itself seems to render a guilty ver- dict on Aaron’s behavior. In Deuteronomy 9:20, Moses reports that God was angry enough at the time of the Golden Calf that God would have destroyed Aaron were it not for Moses’ intervention. How are we to understand Aaron’s behavior? Aaron grew up as a slave so he understood this recently liberated people’s mental- ity. He empathized with their vulnerabilities and insecuri- ties. He reacted emotionally to the trauma they were expe- riencing when Moses did not return by the appointed time. Furthermore, Aaron, by nature, was one who made accom- modations and, according to rabbinic tradition, was a born peacemaker who hated confl ict. Moses, by contrast, was reared in Pharaoh’s palace, and not as intimately familiar with the Israelites’ emotional make-up. Moreover, he is more cerebral than the emotional Aaron and more of an idealist, and perhaps even an absolutist in his outlook on the world. When receiving news of the Israelites’ acts, Moses fi rst reacts by interceding with God who wants to destroy the entire nation. He cogently appeals to the covenant God made with the patriarchs, and God relents. True, Moses reacts with anger when he breaks the tab- CAND LE LI GHT I NG Feb. 22 Mar. 1 lets of the Ten Commandments when he sees the people bois- terously worshipping the Golden Calf. However, the rab- bis see this as Moses cleverly destroying the evidence that the Israelites are bound by the Ten Commandments not to worship other deities. He then punishes not the entire people, but just the main participants. According to the medieval commentator Nachmanides, Moses understood that there were too many perpetrators to try them all in court, but he still needed to put an end to the Israelites’ destructive behavior. He then goes back up the moun- tain to again intercede with God on behalf of the people so God does not abandon them. Moses’ battlefi eld justice may seem harsh, but at the same time he is able to sustain his role as an advocate for his people. Moses is able to grasp the big picture and discern that the whole enterprise and future of the Jewish people is at stake 5:26 p.m. 5:34 p.m. here and not totally give in to the emotions of the moment. He is able to deliver stern jus- tice but also show compassion for his people. Th e question for us today in the Jewish community and American society is what kind of leaders do we need: an Aaron, with his accomo- dationist love of the people, or a Moses, who puts more emphasis on ideals than on an emotional connection to the people. Is it possible to fi nd leaders who combine the vir- tues of both? ● Rabbi Alan Iser is an adjunct pro- fessor of theology at Saint Joseph’s University, Villanova University and Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. The Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia is proud to provide the Torah commentary for the Jewish Exponent. SHARE your engagement, wedding, birth, Bar/Bat Mitzvah announcement and any other simcha on both jewishexponent.com and the weekly Jewish Exponent newspaper for ... FREE. J E W I S H E X P O N E N T . C O M / S U B M I T - M A Z E L - T O V 22 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM COMMUNITY NEWS The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia mobilizes financial and volunteer resources to address the communities’ most critical priorities locally, in Israel and around the world. What is the NORC? IN NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA, there’s a free retirement community — one where older adults can age safely and with dignity in their very own homes, with Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s support. We call it the Northeast NORC. NORC stands for Naturally Occurring Retirement Community. It’s a neighbor- hood that contains a large proportion of people over age 60. Since the area wasn’t originally planned to meet aging populations’ needs, residents of a NORC can find it increasingly hard to do things like grocery shopping, changing light bulbs, mowing the lawn or getting to a doctor’s appointment. Often, they can feel isolated. And yet residents of the Northeast NORC — which spans six zip codes — would prefer to continue living in their homes. That’s why Jewish Federation, along with many community partners, created a system to link NORC’s 1,700 members with the services they need. NORC provides home assessments; home maintenance and repairs; transpor- tation to medical appointments and Jewish life and learning events; socialization opportunities; and information and referral services. “The squirrels get in and chew up all my screens. And they sent someone and repaired all my screens.” said Helen, a 92-year-old NORC resident. “I have a friend in North Wales who tells me, ‘I wish I had someone like that.’” NORC personnel also regularly check in with friendly visits and phone calls. And residents are encouraged to come to KleinLife for free exercise classes, garden- ing in the hoop houses and socializing over lunch and learns. Volunteers are key to the NORC’s success. They do everything from raking leaves, flipping mattresses, painting and changing smoke alarm batteries to minor repairs like installing shower grab bars and winterizing homes by covering windows in plastic. NORC volunteers find the experience meaningful beyond the work itself, as it becomes an opportunity to talk and connect with older adults, and hear their stories. One recent group of teenage volunteers visiting a woman living by herself even lit Chanukah candles together. At the Jewish Federation, we help our older adults stay healthy, safe and con- nected. For more information about the NORC or to volunteer, visit jewishphilly. org/norc or contact the NORC at norc@jewishphilly.org or 215-320-0351. Jewish Philly Podcast Episode 11: Attorney General Josh Shapiro IT’S 2019, AND we’re kicking off the new year by celebrating new life and examining the challenges facing Jewish millennials and young parenthood. That’s followed by a conversation about the recent Women’s March with Jewish Exponent reporter Selah Maya Zighelboim, and finally we’ll share the story of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who marched in Selma arm-in-arm with Martin Luther King Jr. in pursuit JEWISHEXPONENT.COM JEWISH EXPONENT of righteousness and equality. We also had the honor to sit down with Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro to talk about the issue that has propelled him on to the national stage — the Pennsylvania Catholic clergy abuse scandal. We also talk about how his Jewish values guide him as Pennsylvania’s head lawyer, his future political plans and his advice for Jewish communities combatting anti-Semitism. You can listen to the Jewish Philly podcast at jewishphilly.org/podcast or subscribe to our channel on iTunes, Spotify or Google Play. FEBRUARY 21, 2019 23 H eadlines For Fiscal Health, Be Own First Responder BEN FELD | JE FEATURE IN AMERICA, we treat our first responders with great respect, as well we should. They put their lives on the line for us every day. And with a tip of the cap to them, you are reminded there is something you can do for yourself each and every day: Put your fiscal health on the line. Keep it front and center and be your own fiscal first responder. No doubt you have finan- cial goals. They will differ from your friends and neigh- bors, and sometimes they will test your mettle. But you can achieve them because, through the course of your life, let’s face it … your buck stops with you. Sound retirement. College savings. Bigger home. Starting a business. Health care needs. And more. It all can be accom- plished if you choose to be your own fiscal first responder. What steps must you take? The choices will vary and sta- tistics will differ as to how much you will need for what, but this list will serve as an initial fiscal first guide: Jirapong Manustrong / iStock / Getty Images Plus F INANCE Pay yourself first. Any time you have the opportunity to contribute to an employer’s retirement plan, jump on it as fast as you can and for as much as you can. Especially when your account will grow tax-deferred and your employer may make matching contributions. Insure to ensure your family and/or business fiscal health. nate does occur and you must (life insurance) and your abil- Sometimes, the unfortu- be prepared. Protect your life ity to earn an income (disabil- ity insurance), as well as your home and other key assets. Plan for Uncle Sam. Do you keep careful records to meet your uncle’s April 15 tax deadline every year? And are you doing at least some initial plan- ning with an eye toward your fis- cal future? It is a good truth to contemplate — the day may come when you need estate planning. expenses in a liquid asset such as a money market or savings account. Stuff happens, as they say. Be ready if and when it happens to you. And let’s hope it doesn’t. Some may have a longer list of steps. Some shorter. But if you are going to be your own fiscal first responder, you can plan for what you can control and be pre- pared for what you can’t. Develop your list. Be aware of it every day but check it at least Save for college costs. once every three months. Work They are rising faster than with the financial professional(s) the overall inflation rate. with whom you feel comfortable Prepare now. No children? Then keeping in mind your own par- pay yourself first even more. ticular circumstances. Fiscal first. l Establish an emergency fiscal fund. Ben Feld is an adviser with Keep three to six months of 1847Financial in Conshohocken. Be heard. Email your letters to the editor. letters@jewishexponent.com 24 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C ommunity / calendar vchal / iStock / Getty Images Plus us through the museum’s current exhibition, “Make Me a Summary of the World,” which highlights artist Rina Banerjee. Hazak’s program is open to all. Refreshments will be served. Free to Hazak members, $10 to nonmembers. 1901 Kresson Road, Cherry Hill, N.J. SATURDAY, FEB. 23 Magic Show. Congregations of Shaare Shamayim has scheduled an outing to the Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theatre, 2840 Pine Road, Philadelphia. Join us and see Scott Alexander headline a fabulous 90-minute show. There are two options: the 8 p.m. show only for $36 or a light Mediterranean nosh at 6:35 p.m. in the Karff Auditorium at CSS and then the show for $40. Call 215-677-1600 to RSVP or for information. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. THURSDAY, FEB. 21 Current Events. Current events group with Bob Rubin at 8:30 a.m. Beth Sholom Congregation. 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Mommy and Me. Sherrie Turetsky, director of the School of Early Learning at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am, will lead a weekly one-hour “Mommy & Me” class at 9:30 a.m. 971 Old York Road, Abington. Bible Study. A member of Main Line Reform Temple’s clergy leads a discussion of the Tanakh, or Jewish bible, at 11 a.m. This is an ongoing process, beginning with Genesis and proceeding over the course of the year. 10 a.m. 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Biblical Commentaries. Study the commentaries found in the Hertz Chumash, the Etz Hayim JEWISHEXPONENT.COM Chumash and the commentaries of modern biblical scholars to deepen our understanding of the first book of the Bible. Har Zion Temple. 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. Canasta. Weekly drop-in canasta game at 1 p.m. with the Sisterhood of Ohev Shalom of Bucks County. $2 donation. Lessons by request. Call 215-958-6755 for information. 944 Second Street Pike, Richboro. Stress Reduction. This is the fourth week of a program that will run through March 14. This is organized by Beth Sholom Congregation. Cost for the course is $500, with Beth Sholom members receiving a $100 discount. Payment arrangements are available. For registration, visit jefferson.edu/ mindfulness and select “Public Programs” or email mbsr@jefferson.edu. 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Book Club. Sponsored by Northeast NORC. Located at Congregations of Shaare Shamayim. Light lunch for $2. Starts at noon; book discussion starts at 12:30 p.m. Call 215-320-0351 to reserve a space or to request transportation for NORC members or to inquire as to the book title for this month. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. Book Discussion. The Book Discussion Group of the Congregations of Shaare Shamayim, will examine Sacrifice of Tamar by Naomi Ragen. Ragen is an American- Israeli Modern Orthodox Jewish author and playwright. $2 donation. Light refreshments. Noon-2 p.m. Call 215-677-1600. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. PAFA Visits Hazak. The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts visits Hazak. We will welcome Abby King from PAFA at 1 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom. King will guide JEWISH EXPONENT Shul Stitchers. Knitters and crocheters, beginners and advanced, you are needed. We create a variety of items for those in need. Hats, blankets and more. For more information, contact the Har Zion Temple office, 610-667-5000. 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. FRIDAY, FEB. 22 Minyan, Men’s Club. Learn new insights to the Torah through wrestling with Rashi’s interpretations and our understanding of his reasoning at 7 a.m. Har Zion Temple. Breakfast is served. Call 610- 667-5000 for information. 1500 Hagys Ford Road. Penn Valley. Active Adult Friday. A day of activities from 8:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Includes coffee, tea and munchies, chair exercise or current events, Kabbalat Shabbat service led by Rabbi Beth Janus, kosher lunch and entertainment by vocalist Bobby Jones. RSVP for all programs 10 days in advance, either at the sign-in table or by phone at 215-832-0539. KleinLife: Center City. 2100 Arch St., Philadelphia. JDAIM Speaker. Congregation Beth Or supports Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month throughout February. This week’s Shabbat guest speaker is Lynne Maleef, who does not let progressive eye disease, which limits her sight, stop her from being an active participant in the Jewish community. She will discuss how she navigates daily life and makes social connections, as well as her work at the Apple store. 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Or. 239 Welsh Road, Maple Glen. Inclusion Shabbat. Join us for a Shabbat of learning, a Shabbat of togetherness, and a Shabbat of belonging at 8 p.m. NAME: SACK’S JEWELERS; WIDTH: 1.75 IN; DEPTH: 3.62 IN; COLOR: BLACK; AD NUMBER: tops all offers for your 00083094 diamonds & jewelry. We can pay more because we know the true value. Immediate cash for one piece or an entire collection. 201 Old York Road • Jenkintown, PA (215) 885-7070 Open Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 11am - 4:00pm Closed Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Main Line Reform Temple. 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. SATURDAY, FEB. 23 Torah, Bagels, Coffee. Begin Shabbat morning at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am with an interactive, engaging discussion of the weekly portion including bagels and coffee at 9 a.m. followed by a peer-led Shabbat service at 10:15 a.m. Casual dress is appropriate, and everyone is welcome. For more information, call 215-886-8000. 971 Old York Road, Abington. Torah Study. Each week, our Main Line Reform Temple rabbis lead us as we read from the parshah, or weekly portion, and learn about its context and history. There is always a lively discussion and anyone is welcome. Call 610-649-7800 for information. 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Jewish Disability Awareness. Meet Lior Liebling, the inspiration for Praying with Lior. A family story of triumph and challenge, most of all it is a story infused with divine inspirations, It chronicles Liebling’s journey as a prayerful boy with Down Syndrome to becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Today, he is an accomplished young Jewish adult living a full rich life. Service begin at 9:15 a.m. and Liebling’s presentation is at 11 a.m. Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El. 8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park. See Calendar, Page 26 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 25 C OMMUNITY / calendar Calendar Continued from Page 25 Torah Yoga. Torah, yoga, meditation and song with Leah Weisman, who is a student and practitioner of yoga and holistic healing. 10 a.m. Beth Sholom Congregation. 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Torathon 2019. Temple Beth Hillel–Beth El continues a 30-plus-year tradition: a one-night university featuring scintillating Jewish scholarship and down-to- earth discussion. This year’s program off ers the opportunity to learn from 15 distinguished scholars, rabbis and local experts. Registration and lots of food beginning at 6:30 p.m. Presentations start at 7 p.m. Admission $10; no charge for students. Free babysitting is provided. Call 610-649-5300 for details. 1001 Remington Road, Wynnewood. SUNDAY, FEB. 24 Predicting the Oscars. Join the Sisterhood of Old York Road Temple – Beth Am to hear Professor Emeritus Moylan Mills discuss “Oscar Buzz.” This is one of the most competitive Oscar races ever. Almost every category is up for grabs, with no clear winner in sight. So let’s see what we can do to straighten out this tangled thread. 9:30 a.m. For tickets/ reservations, call 215-886-8000. 971 Old York Road, Abington. SUNDAY, FEB. 24 Bill Wine Oscar Picks. Hear movie critic Bill Wine’s picks for the awards show, learn about the history of the Oscars and compete with your friends in a fun and entertaining Oscar trivia game at 11 a.m. at Gratz College. Elaborate kosher continental brunch included. $28. For more information, contact mcohen@gratz.edu or 215-635-7300, ext. 155. 7605 Old York Road, Melrose Park. Sip ‘n’ Paint. Join THZ Sisterhood for an afternoon of wine and artistry. Make your own shviti (a piece of art used for meditation) while you sip your favorite wine and nosh a little. Cost is $36 after Feb. 11. To RSVP, email sisterhood@ templeharzion.org and send a check to: THZ Sisterhood, P.O. Box 548, Mt. Holly, N.J. Event at Temple Har Zion. 255 High St., Mount Holly, N.J. PhotoBylove / iStock / Getty Images Plus Party Expo. Planning a simcha? Join us for Party Expo, a free resource to the community off ering an opportunity for families embarking upon the party planning process to interface with vendors providing party-related services. Meet kosher caterers, photographers, stationers, decorators, DJs and more. It’s one-stop shopping for your simcha. 11 a.m. at Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El. 1001 Remington Road, Wynnewood. PJ Our Way. Join PJ Our Way Parents and Tweens at 2 p.m. at the Mitzvah Circle Foundation for a hands-on mitzvah activity with other PJ Our Way families (kids ages 8.5-12). Bring gently used books or clothes to donate. Free. For more information, contact Robyn Cohen at rcohen@ jewishlearningventure.org. Register at NAME: MONCO SAAC; WIDTH: 3.625 IN; DEPTH: 3.62 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00083356 goo.gl/forms/vfrWnYohuA3tYwZE3. 1561 Gehman Road, Harleysville. Music Circle. February is Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month (JDAIM), and we are bringing an afternoon of music, stories and crafts about understanding and respecting each other’s diff erences. Singer-songwriter Joanie Calem will teach us through music. 2 p.m. Free. Register at goo. gl/forms/j1J69bJUqErG7Nvs2. Common Space, 25 Rittenhouse Place, Ardmore. Children’s March. A concert at 3 p.m. features “The Children’s March,” a work commissioned by Singing City by local composer Andrew Bleckner, with a libretto by Charlotte Blake Alston. $25. Features performances by Singing City, the SC Children’s Choir, T-VOCE, Keystone State Boychoir Anonymous 8 and the Germantown Friends School Middle School Choir. Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 23 S. 38th St., Philadelphia. NAME: WWDB AM 860; WIDTH: 3.625 IN; DEPTH: 3.62 IN; COLOR: BLACK; AD NUMBER: 00082699 on “Lifestyles” Thursdays at 1-1:30pm Sundays at noon-12:30pm “Interesting People” Thursdays at 1:30-2pm Sundays at 4-4:30pm For ticket information: call 610-275-1960 or visit our 26 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 Event page at: www. bit.ly/2SShp0Y Hatha Yoga. Women come together in this weekly, open to the community yoga class to practice balance, muscle strength and stillness through yoga. All ages, health levels and experience are represented. The class is $5 for the hour, with no prior reservation needed. Come make a diff erence to your breath, body and community. Feel free to email our Main Line Reform Temple member and teacher Eileen Edman at Eedman@ comcast.net. 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Talmud Class. The rabbinic prohibitions against shaming another often lie in stark contrast to stories of shaming and competition among those very same rabbis. This class begins by examining texts on monetary compensation for shaming (Who must pay? How much? For what kinds of shaming?) and then What’s going on in Jewish Philadelphia? Join us on Thursday, February 28th from 6-9pm at Cedarbrook Country Club in Blue Bell for an evening of local fare, live music, and a variety of local breweries, wineries, and distilleries to benefit the Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County. MONDAY, FEB. 25 Joe Ball Producer Dei Lynam Moderator To be interviewed, at no charge, contact: eMail: adcomtimes@aol.com Call: 484-562-0063 JEWISH EXPONENT Submit an event or browse our online calendar to find out what’s happening at local synagogues, community organizations and venues! Submit: listings@jewishexponent.com Online: jewishexponent.com/events/ JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C OMMUNITY / calendar moves on to examine stories of rabbis shaming one another. The course asks the overarching question: What is the Talmud trying to tell us about shame/ shaming? 10:30 a.m. Har Zion Temple. 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. Mahjong. Play and learn from 12:30-2 p.m. with the HSA of the Noreen Cook Center for Early Childhood Education and the Sisterhood of Har Zion Temple in weekly community open mahjong play. You may bring a kosher dairy lunch or dairy/parve kosher snacks. Call 610-667-500 for information. 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. Bereavement Group. For the newly bereaved, there’s help at Congregations of Shaare Shamayim from 1-2:30 p.m. No charge. Contact Rivkahpowers55@ gmail.com or leave a message at 215-677-1600 for details. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. Mahjong. The Sisterhood of Melrose B’nai Israel Emanu-El invites all to its weekly friendly mahjong game at 7 p.m. Open to the entire kehillah. No charge for MBIEE sisterhood members. A one-time charge of $36 includes membership to the MBIEE Sisterhood. Contact 215-635-1505 or vp-rebecca@mbiee.org for further information. 8339 Old York Road, Melrose Park. Life and Death. A course exploring Jewish images of life and death at 7:30 p.m. taught by Reb Simcha Raphael, founding director of the DA’AT Institute for Death Awareness, Advocacy, and Training. For questions/RSVP, email info@spiritualwell-being.org or call 215-887-1342, ext. 109. Beth Sholom Congregation. 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. TUESDAY, FEB. 26 Jewish Playwrights. In this interactive hands-on class presented by Golden Slipper Gems, we will read and discuss 10-minute plays by American Jewish playwrights to answer the question: What are they writing? Each session will focus on a diff erent theme, time period or issue, JEWISHEXPONENT.COM including Biblical Midrash, American history, the Shoah, American Jewish identity, Israel, family and faith. 10 a.m. Adath Israel Synagogue. 250 N. Highland Ave., Merion Station. Lunch and Learn. Join us for a lunch ($1 donation) at KleinLife Rhawnhurst, followed by a stimulating discussion about current issues. Lunch starts at 11:30 a.m. and the discussion begins at 12:30 p.m. Call 215-320-0351 to register or to request a ride for NORC members. 2101 Strahle St., Philadelphia. Lunch and Learn. Discussion of the parshah of the week. This session will be led by Rabbi Robert Alpert. All are welcome. Noon- 1 p.m. at BDO USA LP. 1801 Market St., 17th Floor, Philadelphia. Lunch and Learn. Discussion of the parshah of the week at the Congregation Adath Jeshurun library. This session will be led by Rabbi Fred Davidow. All are welcome. Noon-1 p.m. 7763 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Mahjong. Our mahjong group meets at 1 p.m. in the Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel synagogue chapel, to play the game, have fun and raise money for tikkun olam. Have you heard of mahjong and want to learn to play? Are you new in town looking for the game? Have you lived in town and want a new group to play with? We’re always looking for new players. We ask for a $4 donation per session. 303 S. 18th St., Philadelphia. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27 Museum Trip. The Sisterhood of Congregations of Shaare Shamayim is running a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. We will be seeing the Dior fashion exhibit at 10:30 a.m. Cost is $18 per person. Drivers needed. Meet at 9 a.m. at CSS to carpool to the museum. Make checks payable to CSS Sisterhood. Contact Lynn Azoulay at 267-904-9516 for information or to make a reservation. 9768 Verree Road, Philadelphia. This session will be led by Rabbi Gary Charlestein. All are welcome. 12:30-1:30 p.m. 1710 Romano Dr., Norristown. Bereavement Group. For the post-bereaved, held at Northeast NORC, from 1-2:30 p.m. No charge. Email rivkapowers@ gmail.com or call 215-320-0351 to register. 8546B Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia. Mahjong. Old York Road Temple-Beth Am will host a drop-in mahjong game at 7 p.m. Bring your cards. Mahjong sets and cards will be for sale. Call 215- 886-8000 for information. 971 Old York Road, Abington. THURSDAY FEB. 28 Current Events. Current events group with Bob Rubin at 8:30 a.m. Beth Sholom Congregation. 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. Mommy and Me. Sherrie Turetsky, director of the School of Early Learning at Old York Road Temple-Beth Am, will lead a weekly one-hour “Mommy & Me” class at 9:30 a.m. 971 Old York Road, Abington. assemble for a lunch and learn ($1) at the Northeast Older Adult Center, followed by an interesting program. Call 215-320-0351 to inquire about the topic of the program or to request a ride for NORC members. 8101 Bustleton Ave., Philadelphia. Bible Study. A member of Main Line Reform Temple’s clergy leads a discussion of the Tanakh, or Jewish bible, at 11 a.m. This is an ongoing process, beginning with Genesis and proceeding over the course of the year. 10 a.m. 410 Montgomery Ave., Wynnewood. Canasta. Weekly drop-in canasta game at 1 p.m. with the Sisterhood of Ohev Shalom of Bucks County. $2 donation. Lessons by request. Call 215-958-6755 for information. 944 Second Street Pike, Richboro. Biblical Commentaries. Study the commentaries found in the Hertz Chumash, the Etz Hayim Chumash and the commentaries of modern biblical scholars to deepen our understanding of the fi rst book of the Bible. Har Zion Temple, 1500 Hagys Ford Road, Penn Valley. Lunch and Learn. NORC members (public welcome, too) Stress Reduction. This program will run through March 14 and is organized by Beth Sholom Congregation. Cost for the course is $500, with Beth Sholom members receiving a $100 discount. Payment arrangements are available. For registration, visit jeff erson.edu/ mindfulness and select “Public Programs” or email mbsr@ jeff erson.edu. 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park. ● NAME: JFCS /JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN’; WIDTH: 5.5 IN; DEPTH: 5.5 IN; COLOR: BLACK PLUS ONE; AD NUMBER: 00082825 JFCS 35TH ANNUAL BENEFIT ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Join Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia for an evening of cocktails, great food, and celebration as we remember: through care and compassion…Anything is Possible! WHEN: Thursday, April 4 at 6pm WHERE: Vie by Cescaphe COMMITTEE CHAIRS: Amy and Randy Stein, Isa and Mitchell Welsch FOR MORE INFO: Visit jfcsphilly.org/benefit or call 267.256.2018 Special Performance by Jon Dorenbos Magician and Former Philadelphia Eagle Lunch and Learn. Discussion of the parshah of the week. JFCS partners with The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia JEWISH EXPONENT FEBRUARY 21, 2019 27 COMMUNITY PORTRAIT A population study of Greater Philadelphia L E ARNI NG A BOU T OUR J E WI S H COM M U NI T Y Understanding basic socio-economic, demographic and public health trends across the region’s population is essential to enhancing and targeting service delivery for the most vulnerable and at-risk populations. The 2019 Jewish Community Portrait will provide an up-to-date picture of the size and characteristics of Greater Philadelphia communities, and examine key changes in the community by county, which includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, and throughout the region as a whole. You may be selected so check your mail and look for the Community Portrait logo. 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Available June and July monthly. 610-716-4306 or 302-588-3004. SITUATION WANTED SENIORS, NEED HELP? EXPERIENCED COMPANION Personal Assistant - Licensed driver to as- sist with errands, shopping, appts., read- ing, walking, food prep., socializing and daily activities inside/outside of your home. Will help you understand your bills, do paperwork.and also make telephone calls.for you. Support Services - Refs Call Phyllis 215-886-4040 Caring & Reliable Experienced & Trained BONDED & LICENSED Available 24/7 ESTATE OF ALLAN SHUMAN, DE- CEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to MINDEE J. SEGAL and BETH MELODY BALLENTINE, Exec- utrices, c/o Jonathan H. Ellis, Esq., 261 Old York Rd., Ste. 200, Jenkin- town, PA 19046, Or to their Attorney: JONATHAN H. ELLIS FLASTER GREENBERG PC 261 Old York Rd., Ste. 200 Jenkintown, PA 19046 Estate of Ann A. Liberatori De- ceased Late of Philadelphia LETTERS OF TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Maria Galioto 614 Country Lane, Morton, PA 19070 or to her attorney Allen H. Tollen, Es- quire, 41 E. Front St., Media, PA 19063. Allen H. Tollen, Esquire 41 E. Front Street Media, PA 19063 Estate of Barbara Anne Deighan Deceased Late of Philadelphia LETTERS OF TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who bequest all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Nicholas Deighan Minott, 323 Cheswold Road, Drexel Hill, PA 19026 or to his attorney Al- len H. Tollen, Esquire, 41 E. Front St., Media, PA 19063. Allen H. Tollen, Esquire 41 E. Front Street Media, PA 19063 Estate of Betty I. Gall; Gall, Betty Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to William F. Gall, Jr., 50 Meetinghouse Court, Shamong, NJ 08088, Executor. Michael J. 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The address of its principal office under the laws of the juris- diction of formation is 23 Aims- worth Lane, Sicklerville, NJ 08081 and the address of its proposed re- gistered office in this Common- wealth is c/o 2021 Arch St., Phila., PA 19103. Notice of Intention to Withdraw from Doing Business Balboa Warranty Services Corpora- tion with a commercial registered office provider in care of CT Cor- poration System in Philadelphia County does hereby give notice of its intention to withdraw from do- ing business in this Common- wealth. The address to which any proceeding may be sent is c/o Bank of America, Legal Processing, 800 Samoset Dr., Newark DE 19713. this shall serve as official notice to creditors and taxing authorities. FICTITIOUS NAME REGISTRATION Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of Act of Assembly, No. 295, effective 3/16/1983, of the filing in the office of the Dept. of State, of the Commonwealth of PA, at Harrisburg, PA, on 1/15/19, for an Application for the conduct of business in Phila. County, PA, un- der the assumed or fictitious name, style or designation of Olga Marra, with the principal place of busi- ness at 1116 Christian St., Phila., PA 19147. The name and address of the person interested in said business is Daniel Del Collo, 901 S. 2 1 s t S t . , P h i l a . , P A 1 9 1 4 7. RICHARD L. VANDERSLICE, Soli- citor, RICHARD L. VANDERSLICE, P.C., 1445 Snyder Ave., Phila., PA 19145. Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia, January Term 2019, No.0701. Notice Is hereby given that on January 11th 2019 the petition of rickey melvin quarrells, rickey quarrells, aka quarrells, rickey melvin, aka quar- rells, rickey, aka melvin quarrells, rickey quarrells YHWH, aka azariah langundo quarrells el, aka azariah quarrells, aka azariah langundo el, aka azariah quarrells, YHWH, refer to the same Indigenous Aborigine man who will still have the use of all variations of his name, who filed for a decree to change his name to rickey quarrells (YHWH); the Court has fixed March 01, 2019 at 11:30 A.M. in Room No. 691, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA for the hearing; all persons interested may show cause, if any, why the said petition should not be granted. 02-14-19 Bettors Insider Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware, has applied for registration in Pennsylvania under the provisions of Chapter 4 of the Associations Code. The address of its principal office under the laws of the jurisdiction of formation is c/o 203 NE Front St., Ste. 101, Milford, DE 19963 and the address of its proposed registered office in this Commonwealth is 1 Franklin Blvd., Apt. 918, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Fox Rothschild LLP Stone Manor Corp. Ctr. 2700 Kelly Rd., (300) Warrington, PA 18976 BofA Distributors, Inc. with a com- mercial registered office provider in care of CT Corporation System in Philadelphia County does hereby give notice of its intention to with- draw from doing business in this Commonwealth. The address to which any proceeding may be sent is c/o Bank of America, Legal Pro- cessing, 800 Samoset Dr., Newark, DE 19713. This shall serve as offi- cial notice to creditors and taxing authorities. Notice is hereby given that Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Department of State of the Com- monwealth of Pennsylvania, for a business corporation which has been incorporated under the provi- sions of the Business Corporation Law of 1988. The name of the cor- poration is Creating Presence Cor- poration. pinterest.com/jewishexponent Notice is hereby given PHASE TWO PODIATRY, P.C., a foreign corpora- tion formed under the laws of the State of New York where its prin- cipal office is located at 301 Mill Rd, Ste U-7, Hewlett, NY 11557 has registered to do business in Pennsylvania with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, PA, on 1/31/19, under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corpor- ation Law of 1988. SamDi Inc has been incorporated under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Business Corpora- tion Law of 1988. Michael J. 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Notice Is hereby given that on January 11th 2019 the petition of david lovell brewster, aka david brewster, aka brewster, david lovell, aka lovell brewster, aka david brewster (YH- WH), aka david lovell govan, aka govan,david lovell, aka david lovell govan el, aka lovell govan el, aka david lovell govan YHWH, aka lov- ell goven el, YHWH, refer to the same Indigenous Aborigine man who will still have the use of all variations of his name; who filed for a decree to change his name to david brewster (YHWH). The Court has fixed March 01, 2019 at 11:30 A.M. in Room No. 691, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA for the hearing; all persons interested may show cause if any, why the said petition should not be granted. 02-14-19 Notice is hereby given that on December 31, 2018 the petition of Hope Destiny Dennis was filed praying a decree to change her name to Hannah Wyeah Gittens. The court has fixed March 1, 2019 at 10:30am in room number 691, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA for hear- ing. 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Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to PETER L. KLENK, EXECUTOR, 1701 Walnut St., 6th Fl., Philadelphia, PA 19103, Or to his Attorney: KELLY BARSE THE LAW OFFICES OF PETER L. KLENK & ASSOCIATES 1701 Walnut St., 6th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF MARGARET HALL, a/k/a MARGARET E. HALL, DE- CEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to DENNIS C. BARNES, EXECUTOR, c/o Charles A. Jones, Jr., Esq., P.O. Box 922, Glenside, PA 19038, Or to his Attorney: CHARLES A. JONES, JR. P.O. Box 922 Glenside, PA 19038 ESTATE OF RITA M. CIFELLI, DE- CEASED Late of the City of Philadelphia Philadelphia County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to Executrix: August G. Cifelli, Esquire c/o John A. Torrente, Esquire BEGLEY, CARLIN & MANDIO, LLP P.O. BOX 308 Langhorne, PA 19047 Attorney: John A. Torrente, Esquire BEGLEY, CARLIN & MANDIO, LLP P.O. BOX 308 Langhorne, PA 19047 Estate of David Lee Harris, Sr., Har- ris, Sr., David Lee Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Tammy Ackridge- Harris, 1127 W. Colona St., Phil- adelphia, PA 19133, Administratrix. or to their attorneys, Solomon, Sherman & Gabay 8 Penn Ctr., (2200) 1628 JFK Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19103 ESTATE OF JOY D. OBERMAN, DE- CEASED Late of Jenkintown, MONT- GOMERY COUNTY, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to: Caryl Andrea Oberman, Executrix c/o her attorney, Liliana Yazno- Bartle, Esquire. THE LAW OFFICES OF CARYL ANDREA OBERMAN, LLC 705 Easton Road Willow Grove, PA 19090 215-830-5025 ESTATE OF SAMUEL WILF, DE- CEASED. Late of the Township of Lower Merion, Montgomery County, PA LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to EILEEN UFBERG, EXECUTRIX, c/o Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen, Esq., One Bala Plaza, Ste. 623, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004, Or to her Attorney: REBECCA ROSENBERGER SMOLEN BALA LAW GROUP, LLC One Bala Plaza, Ste. 623 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 Estate of Robert Earl Hinkel aka Robert E. Hinkel; Hinkel, Robert Earl aka Hinkel, Robert E. Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Betty L. Sigrist, c/o Edward Benoff, Esq., Benoff Law Firm, 5 Neshaminy Interplex, Suite 205, Trevose, PA 19053, Ad- ministratrix. or to their attorneys, Benoff Law Firm 5 Neshaminy Interplex Suite 205 Trevose, PA 19053 Estate of Toni Gethers; Gethers, Toni Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS of ADMINISTRATION on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Darryl Jackson, c/o David W. Crosson, Esq., Cros- son & Richetti, LLC, 609 W. Hamilton St., Suite 100, Allentown, PA 18101, Administrator. Crosson & Richetti, LLC 609 W. Hamilton St. Suite 100 Allentown, PA 18101 IN RE: ADOPTION OF ) ) No. 4358 B.G. D.W. ) NOTICE OF HEARING To: All Putative Fathers A Petition has been filed asking the Court to put an end to all rights you have to your child, who was born on December 17, 2018, in Philadelphia, PA. The Court has set a hearing to consider ending rights to your child. That hearing will be held in the Centre County Courthouse, Bellefonte, PA 16823, before Judge Ruest, on March 15, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. Your presence is required at the hearing. You are warned that even if you fail to appear at the scheduled hearing, the hearing will go on without you and your rights to your child may be ended by the Court without your being present. You have a right to be represented at the hearing by a lawyer. You should take this paper to your lawyer at once. If you do not have a lawyer or cannot afford one, go to or telephone the of- fice set forth below to find out where you can get legal help. COURT ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE CENTRE COUNTY COURTHOUSE BELLEFONTE, PA 16823 (814) 355-6727 Respectfully submitted, BIERLY & RABUCK By: Denise M. Bierly, Esquire Attorney I.D. No. 58860 486 Nimitz Avenue State College, PA 16801 (814) 237-7900 SELL IT IN THE JEWISH EXPONENT 215-832-0749 facebook.com/jewishexponent Follow us on @jewishexponent pinterest.com/jewishexponent TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD CALL 215.832.0749 JEWISHEXPONENT.COM ESTATE OF EDWIN G. GARCIA a/k/a EDWIN GARCIA, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to JENNIFER GARCIA, EXECUTRIX, c/o Bess M. Collier, Esq., 820 Homestead Rd., Jenkintown, PA 19046, Or to her Attorney: BESS M. COLLIER FELDMAN & FELDMAN, LLP 820 Homestead Rd. Jenkintown, PA 19046 ESTATE OF JULIA BUNDSCHUH, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to CHRISTINE CHARLESWORTH, EX- ECUTRIX, 38 Quimby Ave., Hamilton, NJ 08610, Or to her Attorney: MARK D. FREEMAN P.O. Box 457 Media, PA 19063 www.JewishExponent.com Estate of Michael L. Colosimo aka Michael Louis Colosimo aka Mi- chael Colosimo; Colosimo, Michael L. aka Colosimo, Michael Louis aka Colosimo, Michael, Deceased Late of Philadelphia, PA. LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay, to Mary E. Colosimo, c/o Ned Hark, Esq., Goldsmith Hark & Hornak, PC, 7716 Castor Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19152, Executrix. or to their attorneys, Goldsmith Hark & Hornak, PC 7716 Castor Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19152 ESTATE OF MIGDALIA DUPREY, DECEASED. Late of Philadelphia LETTERS TESTAMENTARY on the above Estate have been granted to the undersigned, who request all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same and all persons indebted to the decedent to make payment without delay to CHRISTOPHER TORRES, EXECUT- OR, c/o Jeffrey B. First, Esq., 6100 City Ave., Ste. 417, Philadelphia, PA 19131, Or to his Attorney: JEFFREY B. FIRST LAW OFFICE OF JEFFREY B. FIRST 6100 City Ave., Ste. 417 Philadelphia, PA 19131 JEWISH EXPONENT CORPORATE NOTICES facebook.com/jewishexponent Follow us on @jewishexponent SELL IT IN THE JEWISH EXPONENT 215-832-0749 2545 Montrose Condominium As- sociation, Inc. has been incorpor- ated under the provisions of the PA Nonprofit Corporation Law of 1988. Frank P. Ermilio, Jr., Esq. 1608 Spruce Street Fourth Floor Philadelphia, PA 19103 To place a Classified Ad, call 215.832.0749 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 31 C ommunity / deaths DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES BANK BERMAN Joan Bank (nee Lavine),on Feb. 9, 2019 of Elkins Park, PA. Wife of the late Dr. Arnold A. Bank; mother of Andrew Bank (Deborah Katz), Melissa Bank and Margery Bates; sis- ter of Henry Lavine; grandmother of Alice and Oliver Bates and Georgia and Asher Bank; daughter of the late Sally and Samuel P. Lav- ine. Contributions may be made to The Friends of Elkins Park Library, 563 Church Rd., Elkins Pk., Pa 19027. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS A Community Remembers Monthly archives of Jewish Exponent Death Notices are available online. COHEN Gertrude Berman (nee Ostrofsky), Feb. 12, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Aaron. Mother of Jerry (Debbie) Berman, Joan (Art Horn) Berman. Grandmother of Michael (Reiko) Berman, Laura Berman, Matthew Berman, Brett Berman, Adam (Rebecca Singh) Marchese, David (Willa Paskin) Marchese, and Melissa Horn. Great grandmother of Ten- zin, Axel, Vita and Silvie. Step-mom of Fran (Len Abrams) Kolchinsky. Aunt Gert to Debi Schultz, Allen (Jan) Kolchinsky. Great Aunt Gert to Jake Schultz, Zachary Schultz, Se- dona Kolchinsky and Lana Kolchinsky. Con- tributions in her memory may be made to Be- nevolent Care Fund at Ann’s Choice, 20000 Ann’s Choice Way, Warminster, PA 18974. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS Edna M. Cohen (nee Goldzweig), age 84, died on February 8, 2019. She was a retired Arts Administrator who resided in Wynnewood, PA. Beloved wife of Rabbi Henry Cohen; lov- ing mother of Shelley and Lisa (Harold Phil- lips) Cohen; devoted sister of Rochelle (Maks) Etingin and the late Shlomo Goldz- weig; adored grandmother of Tali Phillips. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Fund for Beth David Reform Cong. or As- soc. for Adults with Developmental Disabilit- ies, 261 Old York Rd., Suite 530, Jenkintown, PA 19046 or American Associates, Ben-Guri- on University of the Negev, 1001 Avenue of the Americas, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10018. GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS To place a Memorial Ad call 215.832.0749 William Dodies on Feb. 10, 2019. Husband of the late Ruth. Father of Norma (Yonah) Mel- nik, Phyllis (Charles) Salinger and David (Cathy) Dodies; grandfather of Rona Melnik Zelinkovsky (Yuval), Ari Melnik (Yossi Erd- man), Josh Salinger, Nina (Adam) Prasan- phanich, Rachel Dodies and Rebecca Dodies; also survived by 6 great-grandchildren. Con- tributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS DEATH NOTICES For publication in: Jewish Exponent Publication date: A RESOLUTION OF ABRAMSON SENIOR CARE The Board of Trustees of Abramson Senior Care record with sorrow the passing of their esteemed colleague and friend Lawrence J. Pollock whose commitment to philanthropy benefited the seniors served by Abramson, and whose life serves as an example of kindness and generosity to the entire community. Mr. Pollock’s involvement with Abramson Senior Care began with a generous donation to the Capital Campaign which helped enable the construction of the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life, Abramson Senior Care’s state-of-the-art campus in Horsham. Soon after, he joined the Board of Trustees in 2003. During his time on the Board, he served on the Quality of Care and Resident Life Committee, furthering his commitment to the organization’s mission of enhancing the lives of seniors and their caregivers. His dedicated support of the Annual Fund has ensured that Abramson will be able to provide seniors throughout Philadelphia with essential programs and services. Abramson Senior Care and our entire Jewish community were truly fortunate to have been the beneficiary of Mr. Pollock’s time, leadership and enduring tzedakah. To his children Jackie (David) Kane, Debbi (Howard) Lindenberg, and David Pollock; his grandchildren; and all who mourn his passing, the Board of Trustees of Abramson Senior Care offer this expression of profound sympathy. May they find solace in the knowledge that his dedication, generosity and good works will serve as a living tribute to him and will benefit future generations. Carol A. Irvine President and CEO FEINBERG Samuel Feinberg, on February 13, 2019. Hus- band of Helene (nee Rosenberg). Father of Frank Feinberg (Sherri) and Andrew Feinberg (Kathy McDowell). Grandfather of Ariel, Zachary, Jacob, and Elise. Contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS GELFAND Ruth Judith Gelfand (nee Gottlieb), 78, died at her home in Monsey, NY on February 4, 2019. Ruth was a long time resident of Northeast Philadelphia and then Huntington Valley. Her father Theodore Gottlieb taught at Fels Jr. High for many years and was princip- al of New Hope High School. Survived by her brother, Ralph Gottlieb of Los Angeles, chil- dren and their spouses Steven and Kristie Cohen of Orlando, FL and Debra and Ye- hudah Inger of New City, NY, grandchildren Theodore, Adam, Brendan, Sara, Rivka and Moshe. Her sister, Muriel predeceased her. May her memory be a blessing. GOLDSTEIN Mildred "Mickey" Goldstein (nee Klinghoffer), of Phila., PA passed away peacefully in her home with family on Sunday Feb. 10, 2019. Wife of the late beloved David H. Goldstein, she is survived by children Lawrence and Jill, and grandchildren Sabra and Joseph. Mickey enjoyed having her great-grandchildren around her during her final years. She will be remembered for her sharp wit, soft spot for animals, and all the beautiful paintings she made. Contributions in her memory may be made to The Humane Society of The United States, www.humanesociety.org JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS Honor the memory of your loved one... Call 215.832.0749 to place your memorial. A Community Remembers GINSBURG Sigmund M. Ginsburg, Age 94, February 8, 2019; of Phila.; husband of Helen (nee Alper); father of Phyllis Slutsky (Donald), Barry Gins- burg (Rona) and Meryl Uranga; also survived by 10 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchil- dren. Sig lived a long life and was sustained by his family, Phillies baseball, his favorite foods and the music of the 1940s including the “best ever”, Artie Shaw. Contributions in his memory may be made to Casa Youth Ad- vocates of Delaware County. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS DEATH NOTICES GOLDBERG Irving Goldberg, Feb. 14, 2019, of Phila., PA. Husband of the late Elaine Goldberg. Father of Michael (Sandra) Goldberg, Steven (Jami) Goldberg and Dena (Mark) Rosenblatt. Grandfather of Emily, David, Melissa, Brett, Samantha, Eden and Sam. Contributions may be made to Camp Ramah in the Poconos-The Debbie Lusana Memorial Fund www.ramah- poconos.org/giving/endowments PLATT MEMORIAL CHAPELS, Inc. DODIES www.JewishExponent.com Howard J. Davis, Esq. Board Chair DEATH NOTICES Monthly archives of Jewish Exponent Death Notices are available online. www.JewishExponent.com To place a Memorial Ad call 215.832.0749 JACOBY Adelaide “Cookie” Jacoby (nee Hulnick), Feb- ruary 7, 2019; of Bryn Mawr; Beloved wife of the late Samuel T.; loving mother of Richard A. Jacoby, Esq. (Rita) and Dr. James H. Jac- oby (Myrna); also survived by 8 cherished grandchildren, Michael (Kathy) Jacoby, Craig (Jenny) Jacoby, Steven Jacoby, Paul (Selen) Jacoby, Ellen (Bill) Novick, Jonathan (Hollye) Jacoby, Rachel (Jason) Kirkham, and David (Keath) Jacoby as well as 21 adored great- grandchildren. Cookie was a modest, unpre- tentious woman who was an avid reader, stu- dious bridge player and a struggling golfer. Her greatest pleasure was eliciting a smile from anyone who would put up with her mis- chievous wit. She earned a Masters in Ed. from Temple University and taught kinder- garten and pre-school prior to returning to NYC during the war to work for a newspaper while her husband was serving in Europe. Following the war, she became the first pres- ident of the Parents’ and Teachers’ Associ- ation at Gompers Elementary School. She then raised her family in Wynnewood during which time she continued volunteer work for various Jewish organizations, including ORT, as well as reading for the Overbrook School for the Blind. Thanks to the devotion of the Reid sisters, she was fortunate to live a full and happy life, passing just 6 weeks shy of her 105th birthday. Services and interment were private. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to a charity of the Donor’s choice. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS KOGEN Florence Kogen (nee Aion). On February 8, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Samuel B. Ko- gen. Loving mother of Neil (Carol) Kogen, Neile (Arthur) Davis, and the late Robert Ko- gen and the Gail (Gila) Gottlieb. Adored grandmother of Jennifer (Kevin) Burke, Alis- on (Jeff) Feldman, Jonah (Erin) Kogen, and Shayna (Ryan) Ash. Cherished great grand- mother of Lucas, Rebecca,the late Sara Kate, Jack, Leah, Madeline, Hana, and Kaia. De- voted sister of the late Seymour, Milton, and Herman. Survived by Dear sister-in-laws Molly Aion, Betty (the late David) Kogen, and her many cousins, nieces and nephews. Contributions in her memory may be made to Sara’s Smile Foundation. www.saras- smile.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS KOHN Dr. Edward M. Kohn, February 10, 2019, of Wynnewood, PA. Devoted husband of 66 years to Amy (nee Pincus). He cherished his children Seth (Dodie) and Rebecca (Larry) Brisman, his grandchildren Sarah, Hannah, David and Jeffery and his great grandchild Colin. Edward graduated from City University of New York, where he was Phi Beta Kappa, and received his PhD from Duke University. He was employed by DuPont and Sun Oil Co. Contributions in his memory may be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Family owned and Operated since 1883 32 FEBRUARY 21, 2019 JEWISH EXPONENT JEWISHEXPONENT.COM C OMMUNITY / deaths DEATH NOTICES DEATH NOTICES KOHN SCHNEIER Helen Kohn (nee Fisher), of Broomall, PA. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Jerome Kohn. Loving mother of Susan, Alan (Denyse) and the late Richard and (Janet) Kohn. Survived by 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchil- dren. Contributions in her memory may be made to Hadassah, www.hadassah.org/ways- to-give/ or Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care, https://crhcf.org/Donate/. JOSEPH LEVINE and SONS KRAMER Minna Kramer (nee Markel), on February 12, 2019. Wife of the late Harvey. Mother of Beth (Brad) Schondelmeyer and Edward (Beth) Kramer. Sister of Charles Markel and the late Miriam Lunenfeld. Grandmother of Samuel, Simon, Stella and Matthew. Contributions in her memory may be made to Jefferson Hos- pice at Warminster, 225 Newtown Rd., Warminster, PA 18974, or to Chandler Hall Hospice Pavilion, 99 Barclay St., Newtown, PA 18940. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS ROSEN Marlene Rosen (nee Feinstein) wife of the late Leonard Rosen of Voorhees, NJ; mother of Beth (the late Dr. Ronald) Brody and Stewart (Karen) Rosen. Sister of Elaine (Harvey) Stern, grandmother of Eden (Michael) Feld, Jason (Kristen) Brody, Benjamin (Brittany) Brody, Brandon (Andrea) Rosen, Bryan Rosen and Zachary Fried; also survived by 4 great grandchidren. Services and Int. were private. Contributions in her memory may be made to Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice, 5 Eves Drive, Suite 300, Marlton, NJ 08053 JOSEPH LEVINE & SONS RUDAY Jeannette Ruday (nee Gordon) on Feb. 9, 2019. Beloved wife of the late Dr. Harry; lov- ing mother of Dr. Dean (Joyce) Ruday, Cathy (Chuck) Buretta; adored grandmother of Jared (Amy) Ruday, Heather (Bea) Richards, Todd (Abby) Richards, Alex (Lauren) Ruday; cherished great-grandmother of Carly and Alexia; sister of the late Dr. Isadore Gordon. Contributions in her memorymay be made to Huntington's Disease www.hdsa.org or a charity of the donor's choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS SCHWARTZ Hyman Schwartz, 98, devoted husband, fath- er, grandfather, and great-grandfather passed away peacefully Sunday night, February 10,2019 at Abramson Center for Jewish Life in North Wales, PA. He was born on October 28, 1920 to the late Harry and Vera Schwartz. The patriarch of a large and loving family, he is survived by his beloved wife, Tillie, daugh- ters Gina Cooke and Randee Kruger (Donald), son Bruce Schwartz (Karen), five grandchil- dren, and six great-grandchildren. Memori- al contributions can be made to a charity of your choice. GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS Howard Schneier passed away peacefully on February 2nd, 2019, in Warminster, PA. He is survived by his wife, Charlene, his children, Gail, Robert, and Steven, and his grandchil- dren, Ethan and Justin. He graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with an en- gineering degree and Temple University with a masters degree in psychology. Memorial donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. TANNENBAUM Beatrice Handelsman Messinger Tannen- baum, Aug. 14, 1923 -February 10, 2019, was the daughter Eva and Morris Handels- man and sister to Jacob. Beatrice was a long- time member of the Southern Poverty Law Center, The Sierra Club and a Lifetime Mem- ber of Haddassah and Ohev Shalom Syn- agogue in Richboro, PA. Beatrice is survived by her daughter, Ellen Weiser (husband Dav- id Weissman); her step-daughter Francis Kuehn (husband Ray Hoobler); her step-son Allan Tannenbaum; granddaughters Layla Leigh Batejan (husband Ed); and Beth Monge (husband Cheto); grandson Dylan Bruce Weiser and step-grandson Joel Jones Weiss- man; great granddaughter Meadow Ann Of- fenbach (husband Kyle); great grandsons Sage Peter, Noah Jonathan and Cadan Bate- jan and Chrisopher and Colin Monge. Please send contributions to Hadassah for the Per- petual Yahrzeit Program, 50 West 58th Street, New York, New York, 10019, or to Southern Poverty Law Center wwwsplcenter.org GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS WARTENBERG Susan H. Wartenberg (nee Halpern), Febru- ary 9, 2019. Wife of James H., Mother of Melanie Wartenberg (Heath Carlisle) and Daniel (Julie) Wartenberg. Grandmother of Jack. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Israeli Guide Dog Center for the Blind, 968 Easton Road, Suite H, Warrington, Pa. 18976 or Hadassah, 1518 Walnut Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, Pa 19102 or Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Grand Central Station, PO Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777 GOLDSTEINS' ROSENBERG'S RAPHAEL-SACKS Have you recently lost your spouse? Are you having difficulty copir;ig witl:i Y,Our. loss? You are not alone. If you have recently lost your spouse, join our widow & widowers bereavement support group as we share our thoughts and feelings in a professionally facilitated setting. This group is designed for those 60 years and older. Sponsored by Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael-Sacks, we will meet over 12 weeks supporting one another to help ease the pain. Another post-bereavement group has been formed for people grieving more than 1 year. Counseling Contact: Registration is required. For start dates & to register: Email: rivkapowers55@gmail.com Bereavement Counselor Rivka Powers, I MSW (formerly at Kleinlife) Or call: 215-677-1600 to leave a message Locations: Monday: Time: Congregations ofShaare Shamayim 9768 Verree Road Philadelphia, PA 19115 1 :00 -2:30pm (No cost to participate) Sponsored by: Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael-Sacks 1Nc. (Y��� Loss is an unavoidable part of life. Sharing thoughts, feelings and support with others may help ease the pain. changing addresses? DON’T MISS A SINGLE ISSUE OF THE Call 215.832.0700 or email subscriptions@jewishexponent.com with your new address. Honor the memory of your loved one … SCIRANKO Abby M. Sciranko (nee Peiper), February 2, 2019. Wife of Michael. Mother of Maxie. Daughter of Martha (Eric) Rosenstein and Al- bert Peiper (Marlene Boise). Sister of Chad (Aryn) Peiper and Shannon Peiper. Contribu- tions in her memory may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc., 150 Monument Road, Suite 100, Bala Cynwyd, Pa. 19004 GOLDSTEINS’ ROSENBERG’S RAPHAEL-SACKS CALL 215-832-0749 TO PLACE YOUR YAHRTZEIT AD. SHANDLER Gloria B. Shandler (nee Goldman) on Febru- ary 9, 2019. Wife of the late Nathan. Mother of Alan (Kimberly) Shandler and Scot (Brandice) Shandler. Grandmother of Brooke, Eric, Brittany (Ross E.) Lauren (fiance Dale M.) Rachel and Brittany (Jake G.). Contribu- tions in her memory may be made to a char- ity of the donor’s choice. 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